Wednesday, January 18, 2017 6:31:21 PM
Panorama - Trump: The Kremlin Candidate?
Panorama reports on Russia's role in Donald Trump's election victory and asks what's behind the relationship between Vladimir Putin and Trump.
First shown: 8:30pm 16 Jan 2017
Available for 11 months
30 mins
In the week of the new President's inauguration, Panorama reports on Russia's role in Donald Trump's election victory and asks what's behind the relationship between Vladimir Putin and Trump. Reporter John Sweeney - who has met and challenged both men - travels to Moscow and the United States to find out how sure we can be that Russian cyber-warriors influenced the US election and if there's any truth to claims that Russian intelligence has compromising material about the President elect. And from Lithuania and the battlefields of Ukraine, he investigates what this will mean for security in Europe and the rest of the world.
BBC One - Panorama
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006t14n
Copyright © 2017 BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08bls3s/panorama-trump-the-kremlin-candidate [requires routing through a server in the UK] [the above YouTube of the programme, duration 28:32, for the moment at least at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8fWkseuV0I (with comments), another for the moment at least at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poikb9XGyLk (with comments); others (potentially) via e.g. http://www.youtube.com/results?q=the+kremlin+candidate&sp=CAISAhgC , http://www.youtube.com/results?sp=CAISAhgC&q=trump+the+kremlin+candidate ]
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Donald Trump's Eventful Martin Luther King Day Weekend - The Daily Show
Published on Jan 17, 2017 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA , http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/videos ]
President-elect Trump spends Martin Luther King Day weekend discussing urban development with comic Steve Harvey and disparaging civil rights leader John Lewis on Twitter.
[originally aired January 16, 2017]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNeGkBqMV2M [with comments]
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Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden With Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko
Bankova
Kyiv, Ukraine
January 17, 2017
THE VICE PRESIDENT: Mr. President, I may have to call you once every couple weeks just to hear your voice. (Laughter.) This has been going on a long time.
Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great, pleasure to be once more here in Kyiv to reaffirm the depth of the partnership between our two peoples. This is my sixth visit to Ukraine as Vice President and my fifth in the year since the Revolution of Dignity on the Maidan, which was an astounding thing to witness when so many Ukrainian patriots stood up and demanded a future that this country has been too long denied.
And I wanted to come here one more time on my last trip as Vice President to honor how much progress the people of Ukraine have achieved. This year marks the 25th year since Ukraine gained its independence. And the United States has been there to support and help you at every step of the way. Our partnership has spanned four different American Presidents from across our political spectrum. It has deep roots in both the Republican and Democratic parties.
As you saw a few weeks ago when two of my good friends from “the other side” -- former Senate colleagues John McCain and Lindsey Graham and Amy Klobuchar, of my party -- visited with Ukrainian troops on the front lines in the east.
And that's because Americans and Ukrainians are united by deep bonds -- our shared values and our common hopes for the future. And the American people, including nearly 1 million proud Ukrainian Americans, understand that so much depends on your success, not just for Ukrainians, but for Europe and for the United States.
If you continue carrying your progress forward, then not only will you continue to build a more open, more democratic, more prosperous future that the Ukrainian people deserve, you will keep the international community united behind you in that effort.
And I hope the next administration will also want to be a supporter and a partner in your continued progress. But as you know, no one else can do the hard work but the Ukrainian people. It’s up to Ukrainian leaders and people to put the needs of the country above narrow personal interest, to place the general good above point scoring and local prejudices. And that goes for everyone -- members of Ukraine’s government; representatives of the Rada, who took an oath to serve the Ukrainian people as a whole; judges who undertake the responsibility to dispense justice equally; members of the media and civil society and ordinary citizens whose job it is to hold those in power responsible.
As I said last year when I had the great honor to address the Rada, “Each of you has an obligation to answer the call of history and finally build a united, democratic Ukrainian nation that can stand the test of time.”
You're well underway to do that, Mr. President. So I wanted to thank you, Petro, not only for your leadership but for your friendship. I shared the same sentiment earlier this morning when I met Prime Minister Groysman earlier today. As a nation you've made a lot of very difficult decisions. And many more difficult political choices remain ahead. But there is no denying the progress that Ukraine has made since the Maidan. Together with a dynamic generation of Ukrainians committed to reform, you've begun to overhaul your government, your economy, your entire political system.
In the year since my last visit, you continue to meet the reform requirements in the IMF assistance package. You've strengthened the country’s banking sector. You protected Ukrainian depositors by nationalizing Privatbank. You implemented a groundbreaking, new electronic-asset-declaration system to fight corruption, which will help ensure that officials cannot leverage their political positions for personal gain.
Your national anti-corruption bureau and the special anti-corruption prosecutor are providing and proving their impact when they have the resources. And it’s imperative that you continue to strengthen all of your anti-corruption institutions to root out those who would return Ukraine to rule by cronyism and kleptocracy.
Thanks to the vital steps you've taken, your economy is now growing again. But there remains much work to be done to ensure Ukraine finally realizes its potential as a vibrant, modern economy. Keep working with the IMF to implement the tough reforms that will make Ukraine’s economy sustainable. Continue cleaning up the banking system. Press forward with energy reforms that are eliminating Ukraine’s dependence on Russian gas. Work to privatize state-owned enterprises transparently. Create a business environment with responsible, legal, and regulatory systems that make Ukraine a destination for investment. None of this will be easy. None of what you've done so far has been easy, but you've done it. And we know it’s going to be hard to continue to finish the job.
You're fighting both against the cancer of corruption, which continues to eat away at Ukraine’s democracy within, and the unrelenting aggression of the Kremlin.
Russia’s continued attempts to undermine your success, your security, your sovereignty, and your territorial integrity are manifold. False propaganda attacks. Attempts to destabilize your economy. Ukraine, like every country in Europe, has a right to determine its own path. Yet Russia seeks to deny that choice. And the international community must continue to stand as one against Russian aggression and coercion.
There are over 1.7 million internally displaced people Oppression of Crimean Tatars continues. More than 9,600 Ukrainians have been killed in the fighting in the east and more than 22,000 wounded in the conflict. And fully one-fifth of those victims have been civilians.
That's why in addition to the $3 billion in loan guarantees and the $750 million in assistance to fortify your economic resilience, the United States has provided $600 million in security assistance. We've trained your national guard, conventional military forces, as well as special forces; helped you increase your readiness and make your force interoperable with NATO; provided armor, radars, night-vision devices, medical equipment -- all of which has saved lives and bolstered your defenses.
Together with our EU and G7 partners, we've made it clear that sanctions should remain in place until Russia fully -- I emphasize fully -- implements its commitments under the Minsk Agreement; and that the Crimea-related sanctions against Russia must remain in place until Russia returns full control to the people of Ukraine.
Although I know how -- you find this difficult to keep faith with the Minsk process when the Russians refuse to meet their security commitments, it remains the only viable framework for resolving the conflict in the Donbas, restoring Ukrainian governance in the east, and returning control of the international border to Ukraine. It’s Ukraine’s best hope to move forward as a united country.
But let me be perfectly clear, the political agreement cannot be implemented until Russian violence stops. Only after Russia and its proxies in the east fulfill their obligation to end the fighting and let the Donbas again enjoy peace and security can Ukraine be expected to fulfill its political commitments.
It’s no secret that Russia does not want you to succeed, Mr. President. It’s not just about Ukraine. It’s about the future we have long sought of a Europe whole, free, and at peace -- whole, free, and at peace -- something that is in the vital national interest of both the United States and all Europeans.
Your self-determination, your freedom from coercion, your success as a liberal democracy are all essential in realizing this objective.
So I strongly urge the people of Ukraine: Keep demonstrating your commitment to the rule of law; keep fighting corruption; insist on transparency; investigate and prosecute government officials who siphon off public funds for their own enrichment. Russia over the last decade or so has used another foreign policy weapon. It uses corruption as a tool of coercion to keep Ukraine vulnerable and dependent. So pursue those reforms to root out corruption.
It’s not just about good governance. It’s about self-preservation. It’s about your very national security. It’s not just about good governance. As I said at the beginning, this year our nations celebrate 25 years of diplomatic relations. Over that time progress has come in fits and starts. Sometimes we move forward, sometimes backwards.
But the Ukrainian people are like the American people, they never give up. And one of the things that gives me the most hope for the future is the incredible energy and passion of Ukraine’s young people. I’ve met with them on each of my previous visits here. And I have no doubt that they will inspire, demand, and ultimately succeed in attaining the Ukraine that has been sought for for so long.
On a personal note, Mr. President, I want say what a privilege it has been to support and stand with Ukraine over these past 25 years -- first as a senator and of late as Vice President.
I’ve been inspired by your people, their courage, their resilience, brave Ukrainians who never gave up hope for a future of something better, who get up and go to work every day for a democratic and united Ukraine.
And if you can continue to make progress, Mr. President, if you keep doing the hard work and making the difficult choices to put Ukraine first, I promise you the American people will stand with you. This next year is going to be a very, very telling year -- a very telling year.
There is a line that John Kennedy used in deciding to go to the moon. He said, America is doing it because we can no longer -- we're no longer willing to postpone. I believe the Ukrainian people are no longer willing to postpone a free, open, democratic, and prosperous Ukraine. So seize it.
I’m looking forward to seeing what our nations can build together, Mr. President, over the next 25 years and beyond because as my grandfather would say, with the grace of the God, and the good will of the neighbors, which we can't count on very much in this neighborhood, we can get this done. But it all depends on the willingness of your people to continue to insist on what they deserve because they deserve it.
END
[for a short while longer at] https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/17/remarks-vice-president-joe-biden-ukrainian-president-petro-poroshenko
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Putin Bitch Slaps US Press, Says They're Worse Than Hookers
Published on Jan 17, 2017 by The Alex Jones Channel [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvsye7V9psc-APX6wV1twLg / http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlexJonesChannel , http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlexJonesChannel/videos ]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XkiQKJxW1o [with comments]
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Full Show - Exclusive: Roger Stone Poison With Radioactive Polonium - 01/17/2016
Published on Jan 17, 2017 by The Alex Jones Channel
On this Tuesday, Jan. 17th 2017 edition of the Alex Jones Show, we look into the elites’ latest attempts to undermine incoming President Trump, including Democrats calling for his impeachment even before Trump takes office. Investigative journalist James O’Keefe of Project Veritas explains how he and his reporters exposed a leftist plot to disrupt pro-Trump events in DC. And Trump insider Roger Stone explains what exactly is going on in Washington and what the mainstream media won’t tell you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqKXDqJ9PA0 [with comments]
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The Globalist Panic At Davos
Published on Jan 17, 2017 by The Alex Jones Channel
The foreign banker backed globalist machine constructed by the military industrial complex, lead by Manchurian candidate puppets, and falsely legitimized by the dying mockingbird mainstream media is collapsing as the wrench of populism lands squarely in its gears.
The World Economic Forum’s paranoid Davos Men are meeting once again this week, desperately protecting their globalist agenda.
The elite are now using anti drone technology to protect their scheming hovel. Zero Hedge reports "It's not FCC-certified as we write this, so you can't legally operate one in the US unless you're with the government.”
China’s President Xi Jingping unloaded on the anti globalization sweeping the world, saying “….we should adapt to and guide economic globalization, cushion its negative impacts and deliver its benefits for all countries.” Meanwhile China artificially pumped shares into its market to appear on an economic even keel in the face of President Elect Donald Trump’s continuing positive effect on Wall Street as capitalism rides the rising tsunami of nationalism.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vw5ySYl2EQ [with comments]
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The One Crucial Question Trump Refuses to Answer | The Resistance with Keith Olbermann | GQ
Published on Jan 17, 2017 by GQ [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsEukrAd64fqA7FjwkmZ_Dw / http://www.youtube.com/user/GQVideos , http://www.youtube.com/user/GQVideos/videos , http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0hKMB1-xkc-XWNf9VL-LxVYysdHpjyMF ]
Why is Trump hell-bent on keeping this a mystery?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zeh0crSkhVg [with comments]
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Putin 'feels like he's been elected president'
All In with Chris Hayes
1/17/17
After the Russian leader rallies to Trump's defense, Masha Gessen argues a triumphant Putin is 'out to destroy the world as we know it.' Duration: 7:38
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/putin-feels-like-he-s-been-elected-president-856931395576
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Obamacare popularity hits record high
All In with Chris Hayes
1/17/17
Republicans' plan to 'repeal and delay' the Affordable Care Act appears to be falling apart. Senator Chuck Schumer joins Chris Hayes to discuss. Duration: 7:53
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/obamacare-popularity-hits-record-high-856932419863
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Bernie Sanders confronts Trump nominee for Education Secy.
All In with Chris Hayes
1/17/17
Democratic senators grilled Betsy DeVos, a conservative donor with no experience in public education, about her support for privatizing the K-12 system. Duration: 5:55
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/bernie-sanders-confronts-trump-nominee-for-education-secy-856928835863
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Prostitutes, hidden hotel cameras familiar Putin tools
The Rachel Maddow Show
1/17/17
Rachel Maddow tells viewers about a past example of prostitutes and hidden hotel cameras being used in a case of political hardball in Russia in which Vladimir Putin had a hand. Duration: 12:16
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/prostitutes-hidden-hotel-cameras-familiar-putin-tools-857024067788 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHX031UoCXA [with comments]
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Manning clemency closes complicated chapter in leak prosecutions
The Rachel Maddow Show
1/17/17
Charlie Savage, national security and legal reporter for the New York Times, talks with Rachel Maddow about the broader context of Chelsea Manning's conviction and, now, commutation. Duration: 9:30
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/manning-clemency-closes-complicated-chapter-in-leak-prosecutions-857036867790
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Trump adds sixth Goldman Sachs hire - what's the word for that?
The Rachel Maddow Show
1/17/17
[no description] Duration: 3:07
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-adds-sixth-goldman-sachs-hire-what-s-the-word-for-that-856982595632
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Putin defends Trump, says Russia critics 'worse than prostitutes'
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
1/17/17
At a news conference in Moscow Tuesday, Vladimir Putin issued a bizarre defense of Donald Trump while leveling outrageous claims about President Obama and critics. Lawrence discusses with Elise Jordan, Malcolm Nance, and Steve Clemons. Duration: 12:39
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/putin-defends-trump-says-russia-critics-worse-than-prostitutes-856998979802
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Donald Trump faces 'deep hostility' from voters
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
1/17/17
President-elect Donald Trump is heading into Inauguration Day with historically low favorability ratings in the polls. Lawrence talks to Karine Jean-Pierre and Maria Teresa Kumar. Duration: 7:46
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/donald-trump-faces-deep-hostility-from-voters-857003075648
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No response yet from Team Trump after Putin defends him
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
1/17/17
Two days before he takes office, Donald Trump got a very public defense from Russia's Vladimir Putin. MSNBC's Brian Williams talks to Ken Dilanian, Katy Tur, & Shawn Henry. Duration: 11:40
9 Things Trump Has Said Since the Election That Might Make Putin Smile
Jan 17 2017
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/9-things-trump-has-said-election-might-make-putin-smile-n707566 [with comments]
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/no-response-yet-from-team-trump-after-putin-defends-him-857012803875
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Trump's very public fight with Civil Rights icon Rep. John Lewis
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
1/17/17
After Rep. John Lewis called Trump an 'illegitimate' president and said he'd skip inauguration, Donald Trump repeatedly attacked him on Twitter. MSNBC's Brian Williams talks to Eddie Glaude, Jr. Duration: 2:35
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/trump-s-very-public-fight-with-civil-rights-icon-rep-john-lewis-857016899767
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Back in Black: The Trump Inauguration's No-Star Lineup - The Daily Show
Published on Jan 18, 2017 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Lewis Black breaks down Team Trump's futile attempts to book A-list performers at the president-elect's inauguration.
[originally aired January 17, 2017]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE3MPHBJkcQ [with comments]
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Trump Gets Ready For Day One-ish
Published on Jan 18, 2017 by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMtFAi84ehTSYSE9XoHefig , http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMtFAi84ehTSYSE9XoHefig/videos ]
Pity our poor PEOTUS, he thinks Presidents get weekends off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3xL8K74Tkw [with comments]
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Republicans Move to Repeal Obamacare: A Closer Look
Published on Jan 17, 2017 by Late Night with Seth Meyers [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVTyTA7-g9nopHeHbeuvpRA / http://www.youtube.com/user/LateNightSeth , http://www.youtube.com/user/LateNightSeth/videos ]
Seth takes a closer look at the major organized effort to resist the potential consequences of Donald Trump's promise to repeal Obamacare.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-2unCXNXNI [with comments]
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Jake Tapper Responds to Donald Trump's Attempt to Delegitimize CNN
Published on Jan 17, 2017 by Late Night with Seth Meyers
CNN's Chief Washington Correspondent Jake Tapper discusses the controversy surrounding CNN breaking a story about the Russian government's compromising dossier on President-elect Donald Trump.
Trump's D.C. hotel bans press during inauguration week
The hotel’s decision to ban media from property owned by the federal government and from a hotel controlled by the president-elect comes amid a broader debate over media access to the incoming administration.
01/18/17
http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2017/01/trump-dc-hotel-bans-media-inauguration-week-233766 [with comments]
Trump: Briefing Room Will Stay In White House, But He’ll Pick Who Gets In
“We’ll have to just have to pick the people to go into the room - I’m sure other people will be thrilled about that.”
01/18/2017
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-briefing-room-will-stay-in-white-house-but-hell-pick-who-gets-in_us_587f70c4e4b01cdc64c89808?dyaqc5z8qbqnqm2t9 [with comments]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRE7cfkKi60 [with comments]
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Davos 2017 - Special Address by Joe Biden Vice President of the United States
Published on Jan 18, 2017 by World Economic Forum [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw-kH-Od73XDAt7qtH9uBYA / http://www.youtube.com/user/WorldEconomicForum , http://www.youtube.com/user/WorldEconomicForum/videos ]
http://www.weforum.org/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1-4WsevjUs [with comments]
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President Obama Final Press Conference of His Presidency: Full Presser | ABC News
Streamed live on Jan 18, 2017 by ABC News [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBi2mrWuNuyYy4gbM6fU18Q / http://www.youtube.com/user/ABCNews , http://www.youtube.com/user/ABCNews/videos ]
In his final White House press conference, President Obama said he's emphasized to President-elect Trump the importance of surrounding himself with a strong team of advisers.
"This is a job of such magnitude that you can't do it by yourself," Obama said. "You are enormously reliant on a team: your cabinet, your senior White House staff, all the way to fairly junior folks in their 20s and 30s, but executing on significant responsibilities. And so, how you put a team together to make sure that they are getting you the best information and they are teeing up the options is probably the most useful constructive advice I've been able to give him."
While the president has offered his advice and counsel to Trump, Obama said it's fitting that the president-elect will pursue a different agenda from his own.
For more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/obama-hold-final-presidential-press-conference/story?id=44836210
Obama’s Last News Conference: Full Transcript and Video
JAN. 18, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/us/politics/obama-final-press-conference.html [with embedded video]
The future president I didn't notice in class
Obama will be remembered as our most unlikely president, and not just because he’s black.
Barack Obama on Aug. 30, 2008; March 6, 2012; and Sept. 5, 2016.
Jan. 18, 2017
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/01/18/obama-most-unlikely-president-not-just-his-race-column/96718596/ [with comments]
President Obama is leaving office on a very high note
The latest Post-ABC poll shows Obama hitting 60 percent approval.
January 18, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/18/obama-climbs-to-60-percent-approval-in-final-presidential-approval-rating-post-abc-poll-finds/ [with comments]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSOq4z_sbh8 [with comments] [also at e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIw3_Q8Zodo (with comments); the official White House upload for a short while longer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OaWeQ6Sw1Y (with comments)]
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14 Hours Of Freedom January 20th 2016: Trump's Legendary Inauguration
Scheduled for Jan 20, 2017 by The Alex Jones Channel
Starts: January 20, 2017.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW35vYFrtNc [live chat open; no comments yet]
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my current notes/tally of sources; more very good/significant/relevant beyond the foregoing included/linked:
Donald Trump faces 'deep hostility' from voters
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 1/17/17
President-elect Donald Trump is heading into Inauguration Day with historically low favorability ratings in the polls. Lawrence talks to Karine Jean-Pierre and Maria Teresa Kumar. Duration: 7:46
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/donald-trump-faces-deep-hostility-from-voters-857003075648
Obamacare popularity hits record high
All In with Chris Hayes 1/17/17
Republicans' plan to 'repeal and delay' the Affordable Care Act appears to be falling apart. Senator Chuck Schumer joins Chris Hayes to discuss. Duration: 7:53
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/obamacare-popularity-hits-record-high-856932419863
Trump Health Secretary Pick’s Longtime Foes: Big Government and Insurance Companies
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/health/tom-price-health-secretary.html
Bernie Sanders confronts Trump nominee for Education Secy.
All In with Chris Hayes 1/17/17
Democratic senators grilled Betsy DeVos, a conservative donor with no experience in public education, about her support for privatizing the K-12 system. Duration: 5:55
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/bernie-sanders-confronts-trump-nominee-for-education-secy-856928835863
from http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127895221 (goes with next two):
How Betsy DeVos Used God and Amway to Take Over Michigan Politics
With her nomination as education secretary, a powerful political clan will bring its overtly Christian agenda to Washington.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/betsy-dick-devos-family-amway-michigan-politics-religion-214631
Betsy DeVos Wants to Use America's Schools to Build "God's Kingdom" - sister of Erik Prince (next item below)
Trump's education secretary pick has spent a lifetime working to end public education as we know it.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/01/betsy-devos-christian-schools-vouchers-charter-education-secretary
Notorious Mercenary Erik Prince Is Advising Trump From the Shadows - Blackwater - Nisour Square - brother of Betsy DeVos (item just above)
https://theintercept.com/2017/01/17/notorious-mercenary-erik-prince-is-advising-trump-from-the-shadows/
18 million would lose insurance in first year of Obamacare repeal without replacement, CBO report says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/17/18-million-would-lose-insurance-in-first-year-of-obamacare-repeal-without-replacement-cbo-report-says/
report https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52371?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzEmail&utm_content=812526&utm_campaign=Express_2017-01-17_10%3a30
Health Law Repeal Could Cost 18 Million Their Insurance, Study Finds
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/us/politics/congressional-budget-office-affordable-care-act.html
report https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52371?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzEmail&utm_content=812526&utm_campaign=Express_2017-01-17_10%3a30
The G.O.P.’s Health Care Death Spiral
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/opinion/the-gops-health-care-death-spiral.html
Republicans Move to Repeal Obamacare: A Closer Look - Seth Meyers 1-17-17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-2unCXNXNI
U.S. Abortion Rate Falls To Lowest Level Since Roe v. Wade
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/17/509734620/u-s-abortion-rate-falls-to-lowest-level-since-roe-v-wade
report (by the Guttmacher Institute) https://www.guttmacher.org/news-release/2017/us-abortion-rate-continues-decline-hits-historic-low
Conservatives Are Taking Credit for a Record-Low Abortion Rate. Not So Fast.
Fewer women are having unintended pregnancies.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/01/new-survey-finds-decline-abortions
The Most Successful Democrat Since F.D.R. - Obama
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/opinion/the-most-successful-democrat-since-fdr.html
How the Presidency Changed Obama - BIG piece - 6 parts
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/17/us/politics/obama-legacy-changed-man.html
Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) just can’t stop talking about black people
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/17/maine-gov-paul-lepage-r-just-cant-stop-talking-about-black-people/
Other provocative remarks by Maine’s governor over the years
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/other-provocative-remarks-by-maines-governor-over-the-years/2017/01/17/b184f87c-dd02-11e6-8902-610fe486791c_story.html
original http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a7029159ad5a483593f230e295375df5/other-provocative-remarks-maines-governor-over-years
Maine governor offers John Lewis an erroneous history lesson
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/d9912ab291304cb791a2ed5868d5bd12/maine-governor-rep-john-lewis-you-need-history-lesson
Maine Gov. LePage Says Civil Rights Hero John Lewis Should Thank GOP for Ending Slavery
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/01/17/maine_gov_lepage_says_john_lewis_should_thank_gop_for_ending_slavery.html
Maine’s Trump-loving governor wants John Lewis to thank Republican white men for civil rights
Maine Gov. Paul LePage once called people of color “the enemy.” Now he has some advice for a civil rights hero.
http://www.vox.com/identities/2017/1/17/14297268/paul-lepage-trump-john-lewis
With All Due Disrespect
Krugman - supporting ;patriotic' John Lewis
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/opinion/with-all-due-disrespect.html
Trevor Noah Takes Down Donald Trump For Bombastic Attack On John Lewis
“Saying John Lewis isn’t a man of action is like me saying: ‘Donald Trump is all tax returns, no tweets.’”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trevor-noah-takes-down-donald-trump-for-bombastic-john-lewis-attack_us_587dc6efe4b0d4cc08846b33
The Daily Show - Donald Trump's Eventful Martin Luther King Day Weekend - 1-16-17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNeGkBqMV2M
Trump Disrupts World
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trump-disrupts-world / http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trump-disrupts-world?mbid=gnep&intcid=gnep&google_editors_picks=true
Defiant EU nations ready themselves for Trump presidency
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/german-vice-chancellor-rejects-trumps-german-car-remarks/2017/01/16/552aec5a-dbca-11e6-8902-610fe486791c_story.html
Philip K. Dick’s Vision for Resisting Fascism in America
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/philip-k-dicks-intellectual-vision-for-living-in-a-fascist-america / http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/philip-k-dicks-intellectual-vision-for-living-in-a-fascist-america?mbid=gnep&intcid=gnep&google_editors_picks=true
MASHA GESSEN ON ALL IN 1-17-17
Putin 'feels like he's been elected president'
All In with Chris Hayes 1/17/17
After the Russian leader rallies to Trump's defense, Masha Gessen argues a triumphant Putin is 'out to destroy the world as we know it.' Duration: 7:38
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/putin-feels-like-he-s-been-elected-president-856931395576
'He Is Going to Test Our Democracy as It Has Never Been Tested'
Why Nixon's former lawyer John Dean worries Trump could be one of the most corrupt presidents ever—and get away with it
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/john-dean-interview/513215/
Russia’s Putin rejects Trump dossier report as plot against ‘legitimacy’ of president-elect
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/waiting-for-trump-russia-hopes-for-closer-cooperation-on-syria-war-on-terror/2017/01/17/d24785b0-dc86-11e6-b2cf-b67fe3285cbc_story.html
For Trump, Three Decades of Chasing Deals in Russia
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/us/politics/donald-trump-russia-business.html
The One Crucial Question Trump Refuses to Answer | The Resistance with Keith Olbermann | GQ - involvement with Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zeh0crSkhVg
Panorama - Trump: The Kremlin Candidate?
Panorama reports on Russia's role in Donald Trump's election victory and asks what's behind the relationship between Vladimir Putin and Trump.
In the week of the new President's inauguration, Panorama reports on Russia's role in Donald Trump's election victory and asks what's behind the relationship between Vladimir Putin and Trump. Reporter John Sweeney - who has met and challenged both men - travels to Moscow and the United States to find out how sure we can be that Russian cyber-warriors influenced the US election and if there's any truth to claims that Russian intelligence has compromising material about the President elect. And from Lithuania and the battlefields of Ukraine, he investigates what this will mean for security in Europe and the rest of the world.
First shown: 8:30pm 16 Jan 2017
30 mins
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08bls3s/panorama-trump-the-kremlin-candidate
YTs via e.g. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+kremlin+candidate , https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=trump+the+kremlin+candidate
MADDOW OPEN 1-17-17
Prostitutes, hidden hotel cameras familiar Putin tools
The Rachel Maddow Show 1/17/17
Rachel Maddow tells viewers about a past example of prostitutes and hidden hotel cameras being used in a case of political hardball in Russia in which Vladimir Putin had a hand. Duration: 12:16
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/prostitutes-hidden-hotel-cameras-familiar-putin-tools-857024067788
Trump adds sixth Goldman Sachs hire - what's the word for that?
The Rachel Maddow Show 1/17/17
no description Duration: 3:07
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-adds-sixth-goldman-sachs-hire-what-s-the-word-for-that-856982595632
Inside Rachel Maddow’s Plans to Reinvent Her MSNBC Show in Trump Era
http://variety.com/2017/tv/features/rachel-maddow-donald-trump-msnbc-1201960902/
Putin defends Trump, says Russia critics 'worse than prostitutes'
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 1/17/17
At a news conference in Moscow Tuesday, Vladimir Putin issued a bizarre defense of Donald Trump while leveling outrageous claims about President Obama and critics. Lawrence discusses with Elise Jordan, Malcolm Nance, and Steve Clemons. Duration: 12:39
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/putin-defends-trump-says-russia-critics-worse-than-prostitutes-856998979802
Trump vs. Obama on the Press
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trump-and-the-press / http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trump-and-the-press?mbid=gnep&intcid=gnep&google_editors_picks=true
Jake Tapper Responds to Donald Trump's Attempt to Delegitimize CNN - Seth Meyers 1-17-17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRE7cfkKi60
A Defamation Suit Against the President-Elect - former Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos
“I wanted to give Mr. Trump the opportunity to retract his false statements about me and the other women who came forward.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/allred-press-conference-trump/513386/
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlexJonesChannel/videos
Putin Bitch Slaps US Press, Says They're Worse Than Hookers - separate Margaret Howell piece - from around start of 1-17-17 show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XkiQKJxW1o
The Globalist Panic At Davos - separate piece
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vw5ySYl2EQ
Full Show - Exclusive: Roger Stone Poison With Radioactive Polonium - 01/17/2016
On this Tuesday, Jan. 17th 2017 edition of the Alex Jones Show, we look into the elites’ latest attempts to undermine incoming President Trump, including Democrats calling for his impeachment even before Trump takes office. Investigative journalist James O’Keefe of Project Veritas explains how he and his reporters exposed a leftist plot to disrupt pro-Trump events in DC. And Trump insider Roger Stone explains what exactly is going on in Washington and what the mainstream media won’t tell you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqKXDqJ9PA0
Gravity wave ripples across Venus' hellish atmosphere
Spotted by Japan's Akatsuki spacecraft, it was likely whipped up by 250 mph winds.
https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/17/gravity-wave-ripples-across-venus-hellish-atmosphere/
Gravity Waves Might Be Lighting Up Venus’ Atmosphere
https://www.wired.com/2017/01/gravity-waves-might-lighting-venus-upper-atmosphere/
An Enormous Atmospheric Anomaly Has Been Spotted On Venus
http://gizmodo.com/an-enormous-atmospheric-anomaly-has-been-spotted-on-ven-1791172483
study http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ngeo2873.html
Venus wave may be Solar System's biggest
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38638067
(mostly) carried over from http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127895221 (and [for my personal reference] http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_pmsg.aspx?message_id=127894525 ):
Reconstruction Is Finally Getting The Historical Recognition It Deserves
Robert Smalls was among the greatest Americans. His story is finally being told. - 'Robert Smalls' further to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=64333015 , http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=75581937
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/reconstruction-historical-recognition-monument-beaufort-south-carolina_us_58792908e4b09281d0eabb96?atwf02m50t138fr
This 1967 speech may have helped put a target on Martin Luther King's back ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJhgXKGldUk , http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/documentsentry/doc_beyond_vietnam/ ) - "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break The Silence"
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/13/martin-luther-king-jr-beyond-vietnam-speech/96501636/
The MLK History Forgot
During his last three years on Earth, Martin Luther King went through hell.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/martin-luther-king-struggle-history-forgot-214637
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump
following further to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127201491 :
Greatest Alex Jones Rants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fwSlfL9i9k
67 Alex Jones rants - Part 1 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE0jSr9phrc
Best of Alex Jones Rants - AJ upload
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucSxpLCTdwA
Alex Jones Ranting Compilation!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDP2N5psnQ8
15 MIN OF ALEX JONES MEMES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbLIWszVc2Y
ALEX JONES FUNNY MOMENTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2czPfFe3-U
ALEX JONES FUNNY MOMENTS VI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuqXd7yvEJ8
ALEX JONES FUNNY MOMENTS IV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab5KrhoIOvo
more via https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz3INmbBncYDot7s_-HPW0w/videos
Alex Jones Clip Compilation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntWieh7YIgY
2016 National Popular Vote Tracker
http://cookpolitical.com/story/10174
Princeton Election Consortium
A first draft of electoral history. Since 2004
http://election.princeton.edu/
FiveThirtyEight
https://fivethirtyeight.com/
Rudy Giuliani
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/rudy-giuliani/
Michael Flynn
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/michael-flynn/
Kris Kobach
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/kris-kobach/
Steve Bannon
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/steve-bannon/
Donald Trump
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/donald-trump/
John Bolton
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/john-bolton/
Clare Lopez
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/clare-lopez/
Sarah Palin
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/sarah-palin/
Ann Coulter
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/ann-coulter/
Sean Hannity
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/sean-hannity/
Andrew Napolitano
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/andrew-napolitano/
Alex Jones
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/alex-jones/
Newt Gingrich
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/newt-gingrich/
David Duke
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/david-duke/
Jeff Sessions
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/jeff-sessions/
https://www.youtube.com/user/msnbcleanforward/videos
MTP Daily
http://www.msnbc.com/mtp-daily
PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton
http://www.msnbc.com/politicsnation
http://www.msnbc.com/all
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word
http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
http://www.msnbc.com/11th-hour-with-Brian-Williams
Andrea Mitchell Reports
http://www.msnbc.com/andrea-mitchell
https://www.youtube.com/user/ABCNews/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/CBSNewsOnline/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/FoxNewsChannel/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/NBCNews/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlexJonesChannel/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/RonGibsonCF/videos
The Secret To Happiness Revealed - included in 12-28-16 Alex Jones Show
Paul Joseph Watson talks about the death of Carrie Fisher and how now many people are completely unhappy no matter what the accomplish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y-f8VLzMdM
How Complaining Rewires Your Brain For Negativity
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-travis-bradberry/how-complaining-rewires-y_b_13634470.html
How American Babies Behave Differently From Infants In Other Cultures - Polish babies crankiest/hardest to console
South Korean babies like to cuddle the most, and Chilean babies are the most active.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/child-psychology-babies-around-world_us_585c0055e4b0d9a5945756d1
study (via https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161220140911.htm ) http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17405629.2016.1236722
https://www.youtube.com/user/DarkMatter2525/videos - recent not posted yet, chrono as uploaded
If Muhammad Replaced Trump (. . .)
Jul 24, 2016
If the ideals of Islamism came out of Trump's mouth, how would the Left & Right react? If any Muslims do respond to this cartoon, I have a couple predictions: 1. Some will respond by saying that the verses are out of context (standard response), but notice that none of these verses are actually justified by their context, and 2. Some other verse will be presented that contradicts one of the verses I used, which proves nothing other than the fact that the Islamic texts in question are contradictory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D1sW7tu6-s
You Can't Escape - Episode 8 of "Power Corrupts" ( https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv--V1yc2QDJi6hFNhur3iAsyFpXRtB8w - further to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=123593680 )
Aug 28, 2016
You might be able to escape religion, but you can't escape what caused it in the first place. All you can do is try to be cognizant of it, and try your best to keep it in check.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dspHj0Cj2-g
Always Cry Wolf
Sep 28, 2016
Human beings often unite during tragedies, foregoing our petty differences. Imagine if we didn't require the tragedy.
While "crying wolf" is considered bad, the title of this video refers to what happened at Yellowstone, and in that light, the title's meaning is "always strive for balance". During my 40 years of life, I have learned that attaining balance is the greatest solver of problems. Be neither excessive nor neglectful. I believe that is a good rule for the macro as well, for society, and for our planet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVsVgAqV9WI
Don't Expect A Terrible Hereafter
Oct 25, 2016
I was challenged to make a meaningful animation without speech. Thanks to my friend, known as C0ct0pusPrime here on YouTube, for challenging me to do this a while back. I had a lot of ideas, but this one stuck with me the most. Life is filled with dark irony. The very thing you want the most, might actually end up being the thing you'd least want. If you're not mindful, you might find out too late.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_jijoIUi2A
King Solomon
Nov 28, 2016
Marriage should be between 1 man and 1000 women.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zjjg7mmDN4
If Hitler Never Existed (. . .)
Dec 21, 2016
This is basically a MUCH better version of "It's a Wonderful Life".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5TtDZlHqao
The Horror of Your Desires
Dec 29, 2016
If you somehow obtained ultimate power, the things you’d choose to do would show us far more clearly who you really are than you could possibly show us with your current limitations. You could choose to bend people to your will, even if only through threats and intimidation, or maybe you could enjoy life with us, help us, and teach us. The bible authors created a character in Yahweh who abuses his limitless power with wanton abandon, reeking of a crude tool of manipulation - not a loving, caring teacher. He is the ultimate bad guy, sold to us as the ultimate good guy - a monumental travesty of history. It certainly is a good thing that Yahweh is a fictional invention of ancient writers.
My next animations will be about the life and times of King David, as found in 1st and 2nd Samuel (and a bit of 1st Kings).
This animation was Episode 9 of my Power Corrupts series. Here’s a link to the full playlist of the Power Corrupts series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA5PlJiqOnk&list=PLv--V1yc2QDJi6hFNhur3iAsyFpXRtB8w - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv--V1yc2QDJi6hFNhur3iAsyFpXRtB8w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqJBD5SosZI
https://www.youtube.com/user/MockTheDummy1/videos
Trae Crowder - Liberal Redneck
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTHsQd-vRXK1bp4vpifl6yA/videos
Bad Lip Reading
https://www.youtube.com/user/BadLipReading/videos
Mike Malloy
https://www.youtube.com/user/hschulein/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/GQVideos/videos
The Closer with Keith Olbermann (pre-election)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0hKMB1-xkc_5ES_PEDgr8VjMpQ5haPD6
The Resistance with Keith Olbermann (post-election)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0hKMB1-xkc-XWNf9VL-LxVYysdHpjyMF
https://www.youtube.com/user/LastWeekTonight/videos
School Segregation: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8yiYCHMAlM
https://www.youtube.com/user/SaturdayNightLive/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/RealTime/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/LateNightSeth/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/JimmyKimmelLive/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/latenight/videos - Fallon
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMtFAi84ehTSYSE9XoHefig/videos - Colbert
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/videos - Daily Show Trevor Noah
https://www.youtube.com/user/comedycentral/videos
more further to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127562446 AND http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127542637 :
The Best of GodStuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB4Z5wA0Trw
Signs and Wonders - False Preachers and Bible Teachers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD1q7n2-uXg
More Stupid Christians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZznlL7uG18
No scattering of ashes or keeping them home, Vatican says
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2016/10/25/no-scattering-ashes-keeping-home-vatican-says/
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/msgsearchbyboard.aspx?boardID=1556&srchyr=2013&SearchStr=Gerhard+Mueller
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/msgsearchbyboard.aspx?boardID=1556&srchyr=2014&SearchStr=Gerhard+Mueller
also re relics and preserved saints, e.g.:
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=110653951
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=111994721
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=99318601
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=103460108
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=104917338
AND http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=126023444
AND in particular http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=126024097
Catholic Church Bulletin Says You’ll Go To Hell If You Vote Democrat - San Diego
“Immediately after death the souls of those who die in a state of mortal sin descend into hell.”
"It is a mortal sin to vote Democrat."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/catholic-church-democrats-go-to-hell_us_581c1493e4b0d9ce6fbb1c3d
After months of controversy, Texas will require aborted fetuses to be cremated or buried
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/29/despite-months-of-outcry-texas-will-require-aborted-fetustes-to-be-cremated-or-buried/
Texas Law to Require Burial or Cremation Of Fetal Remains
http://jezebel.com/texas-law-to-require-burial-or-cremation-of-fetal-remai-1789450466
Texas Again Places Obstacles in Front of Those Seeking Abortions
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/us/abortion-texas-fetal-tissue-burials.html
Texas Will Now Require Funeral Services Whenever a Woman Has an Abortion or a Miscarriage
Conservatives in the state want to make sure women are punished for failing to give birth.
http://toblogs.alternet.org/human-rights/texas-abortion-funerals
original http://www.salon.com/2016/11/30/texas-will-now-require-funeral-services-whenever-a-woman-has-an-abortion/
The New Texas Abortion Law Is Actually Increasing The Cost Of The Procedure In A Disturbing Way
https://www.bustle.com/articles/197903-the-new-texas-abortion-law-is-actually-increasing-the-cost-of-the-procedure-in-a-disturbing
How Would Texas Lawmakers Have Wanted The Hospital To Handle My Abortion?
Three years ago last month, I learned 8 years after the fact that I had lost a twin pregnancy. I wrote about the experience here and reproduce part of that story below:
[...]
http://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2016/12/01/how-would-texas-lawmakers-have-wanted-the-hospital-to-handle-my-abortion/
Texas releases abortion booklet citing refuted cancer links
A Texas state agency has released a new edition of a booklet for women considering an abortion that suggests there may be a link between terminating pregnancies and increased risks of breast cancer and depression
http://www.usnews.com/news/news/articles/2016-12-05/texas-releases-abortion-booklet-citing-refuted-cancer-links
State advises women to call 911 if under pressure to have abortion - Texas
Pamphlet urges women to dial if feeling pressured
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/State-advises-women-to-call-911-if-under-pressure-10704952.php
Texas throws yet another obstacle in the way of reproductive rights
http://www.laloyolan.com/opinion/texas-throws-yet-another-obstacle-in-the-way-of-reproductive/article_c4a9ae5d-7d1d-57b9-847e-d013f6d797e3.html
Texas May Face Lawsuit Over New Abortion Regulations
http://elpasoheraldpost.com/tx-lawsuit-abortion-regs/
Texas’ Required Booklet On Abortion Is Full Of Dangerous Lies
It peddles debunked claims about abortion’s link to mental illness, cancer and infertility.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/texas-abortion-booklet_us_58473fc7e4b08c82e888b209
Ohio Moves To Ban Abortion 6 Weeks After Conception
That’s before some women even realize they’re pregnant.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ohio-moves-to-ban-abortion-six-weeks-after-conception_us_58480c29e4b08c82e888e4fe
The Man Behind Ohio’s ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Ban Was Accused Of Domestic Violence In 2011
“She got a little upset,” he said. “Girls do that.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kris-jordan-domestic-violence_us_584820ece4b0b9feb0da6031
Ohio Legislature Approves Ultra-Strict ‘Heartbeat Bill’ On Abortion
http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/12/ohios-heartbeat-bill-on-abortion-goes-to-governor.html
Is Ohio 'Heartbeat' Bill a Feint Before More Successful Blow to Women's Rights?
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ohio-heartbeat-bill-feint-more-successful-blow-women-s-rights-n693326
Looking at How Abortion Restrictions Endanger Women’s Lives
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/looking-at-how-abortion-restrictions-endanger-womens-lives
U.S. Abortion Rate Falls To Lowest Level Since Roe v. Wade
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/17/509734620/u-s-abortion-rate-falls-to-lowest-level-since-roe-v-wade
report (by the Guttmacher Institute) https://www.guttmacher.org/news-release/2017/us-abortion-rate-continues-decline-hits-historic-low
Conservatives Are Taking Credit for a Record-Low Abortion Rate. Not So Fast.
Fewer women are having unintended pregnancies.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/01/new-survey-finds-decline-abortions
AND WHOLE SAMANTHA BEE SERIES RE CATHOLIC HOSPITALS DENYING WOMEN PROPER CARE (below)
Leah Remini Doesn’t Hold Back In Revealing Scientology Reddit AMA
The actress detailed horrific “physical, sexual and mental abuse” that she claimed happened within the organization.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/leah-reminis-reddit-ama-reveals-frightening-details-about-scientology_us_583f44b0e4b0c68e047ea31d
Corey Lewandowski Says Donald Trump Won The War On Christmas
“You can say it again, it’s OK to say, it’s not a pejorative word anymore.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/war-on-christmas-trump-lewandowski_us_584786c3e4b08c82e888cf30
The Kids Are All Right: Children With 3-Way DNA Are Healthy, Study Finds
"The outcomes looked uniformly good ... suggesting that no harm was done," said a doctor who reviewed the results
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/health/The-kids-are-all-right-Children-with-3-way-DNA-are-healthy--398869351.html
Three-Parent Kids Grew Up OK
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/three-parent-kids-grew-ok-n674126
original of above: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/724296102c49429e96b360e84d03c6f6/kids-are-all-right-children-3-way-dna-are-healthy
“Three-Person Babies” Should Go Ahead, Says Panel
Mitochondrial donation techniques should be adopted cautiously, according to a panel of experts convened by the regulator
https://www.buzzfeed.com/tomchivers/three-person-babies-should-go-ahead-says-panel
Kazuo Ishiguro: 'We’re coming close to the point where we can create people who are superior to others' - tie in particular to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=126997323
Social changes unleashed by new technologies could undermine core human values unless we engage with science, warns author
Imagine a two-tiered society with elite citizens, genetically engineered to be smarter, healthier and to live longer, and an underclass of biologically run-of-the-mill humans. It sounds like the plot of a dystopian novel, but the world could be sleepwalking towards this scenario, according to one of Britain’s most celebrated writers.
Kazuo Ishiguro argues that the social changes unleashed by gene editing technologies, such as Crispr, could undermine core human values.
“We’re going into a territory where a lot of the ways in which we have organised our societies will suddenly look a bit redundant,” he said. “In liberal democracies, we have this idea that human beings are basically equal in some very fundamental way. We’re coming close to the point where we can, objectively in some sense, create people who are superior to others.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/dec/02/kazuo-ishiguro-were-coming-close-to-the-point-where-we-can-create-people-who-are-superior-to-others
Supposed ‘Burial Slab’ Of Jesus Christ Uncovered For First Time In Centuries
The slab had been encased in marble since at least 1555.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jesus-burial-bed-church-of-the-holy-sepulchre_us_58114e15e4b0990edc2f24e9
Creationist Ken Ham Says There Are No Intelligent Aliens... Because Aliens Can’t Possibly Exist
Poor E.T.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ken-ham-aliens_us_580ed0eae4b02444efa504bd
Creationist Ken Ham Gets Into Weirdest Twitter Fight With Washington Post Over Dinosaurs
Ham’s Noah’s Ark Encounter depicts dinosaurs living in cages.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ken-ham-noahs-ark-dinosaurs-twitter-fight_us_5869e405e4b0de3a08f8f4a5
Evangelicals Aren’t Who You Think They Are (. . .)
The truth is that most U.S. evangelicals do not support Trump.
by Jim Wallis
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/evangelicals-arent-who-you-think-they-are_us_5810cfe6e4b06e45c5c7012e
A Troubling Number Of White Christians Actually Favor Trump’s Muslim Ban
So much for welcoming the stranger.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/white-christian-muslim-ban_us_580fac0be4b02b1d9e634e15
World’s Earliest-Known Ten Commandments Stone Fetches $850,000 At Auction
The buyer must put the artifact on public display as part of the sales deal.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/earliest-known-ten-commandments-stone-auction_us_582d734de4b058ce7aa9455f
The Life-Changing Magic of Mushrooms - tie http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=95424311 , http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127562446
A single dose of magic mushrooms can make people with severe anxiety and depression better for months, according to a landmark pair of new studies.
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/12/the-life-changing-magic-of-mushrooms/509246/
studies:
http://jop.sagepub.com/content/30/12/1181.full
http://jop.sagepub.com/content/30/12/1165.full
F.D.A. Agrees to New Trials for Ecstasy as Relief for PTSD Patients
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/us/ptsd-mdma-ecstasy.html
Human ancestor 'Lucy' was a tree climber, new evidence suggests
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-human-ancestor-lucy-tree-climber.html
original PR https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-11/uota-ha113016.php
study http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0166095
Lucy, our famous ancestor, was built for tree-dwelling
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/lucy-tree-dwelling-ancestor/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18vz5hUUqxbGvym9ghtX_w/videos - Full Frontal Samantha Bee
Debate 3: The Good, The Bad, The Nasty (Act 1, Part 1) | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjrsN0mEVoo
Debate 3: The Good, The Bad, The Nasty (Act 1, Part 2) | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX9YWSetUkQ
Samantha Bee Shreds Donald Trump Over His Debate Abortion Comments ( https://youtu.be/NjrsN0mEVoo , https://youtu.be/rX9YWSetUkQ )
He must have confused them with “bear attacks,” she said.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/samantha-bee-donald-trump-debate_us_580ef7fee4b02444efa5091f
OK Ladies Now Let's Get Information | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0AhzLEXWgY
AND WHOLE SERIES RE CATHOLIC HOSPITALS DENYING WOMEN PROPER CARE:
First: Do No Harm. Second: Do No Pussy Stuff. | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS - including re nun McBride ( http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=59266392 , http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=59267528 , http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=81664890 )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWuGgahmP7Y
Extended Interview: Mindy Swank | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9finqZJJNA8
Extended Interview: Melanie Jones | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6iyAMFDjy4
Extended Interview: Jennafer Norris | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFWRfhDr000
Extended Interview: Dr. Rupa Natarajan | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obC0IjaKzgE
Samantha Bee Tweets Amazing One-Liner About Her Abortion Coverage
"No one goes further up your vagina."
[ https://twitter.com/FullFrontalSamB/status/817120723244355584 ]
She keeps bringing it.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/samantha-bee-tweets-amazing-one-liner-about-her-abortion-coverage_us_586fc0e0e4b043ad97e30ea0?d52ixj0lxiggb9
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/
http://www.factcheck.org/
http://www.politifact.com/
America’s Math Scores Are Getting Worse
New international test results show that American scores have either stagnated or slipped.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pisa-scores_us_5845e67de4b028b32338e824
How Do American Students Compare to Their International Peers?
The most recent math results from an international survey place the United States near the bottom.
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/12/how-do-american-students-compare-to-their-international-peers/509834/
The Age of Stupid - full documentary (Official) - further in particular to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=126997323
Hello. This is the official, full-length (89 min) version of our 2009 movie, The Age of Stupid. This film was made completely independently (we arguably invented crowd-funding to fund it) over five long years. We're a tiny independent film company always struggling to make ends meet, so if you watch for free here, please make a donation - http://spannerfilms.net/donate - and also sign up to our email list: http://www.spannerfilms.net/mailing_list . Thanks v much and enjoy the film, Franny & Lizzie from Spanner Films
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The Age of Stupid stars Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite (In The Name of the Father, The Usual Suspects, Brassed Off) as a man living in the devastated future world of 2055, looking back at old footage from our time and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?
Launched at a Guinness World Recording-winning solar-powered premiere in London's Leicester Square, the film was released in cinemas worldwide, topped the UK box office (by screen average), became one of the most talked-about films of 2009 and garnered sensational reviews: The Telegraph called it "Bold, supremely provocative and hugely important", the News of the World described it as "A deeply inconvenient kick up the backside", ABC Australia said "So tightly constructed and dynamic you leave the cinema energised rather than terrified... hits home like a hammer blow" and the LA Times said "Think 'An Inconvenient Truth', but with a personality".
Multi-award-winning documentary director Franny Armstrong (McLibel, Drowned Out) and Oscar-winning producer John Battsek (One Day In September, Restrepo) pioneered the now ubiquitous "crowd-funding" model to finance the film, and then spent four years following seven real people's stories to be interweaved with Pete Postlethwaite's fictional character: an Indian entrepreneur struggling to start a new low-cost airline, a Shell employee in New Orleans who rescued more than 100 people during Hurricane Katrina, an 82-year-old French mountain guide watching his beloved glaciers melt, two Iraqi refugee children searching for their elder brother, a young woman living in desperate poverty in Nigeria's richest oil area and a windfarm developer in Britain battling the NIMBYs who don't want his turbines to spoil their view.
The Age of Stupid led to the formation of the 10:10 carbon reduction campaign which now operates in 45 countris (www.1010global.org). Recognising the film's unique contribution to independent filmmaking, the Huffington Post said that it "represents the future of film, film culture and film distribution and marketing".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va_MVxpboqg [since gone dark - find another if possible] [though it clearly is dated]
America’s Math Scores Are Getting Worse
New international test results show that American scores have either stagnated or slipped.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pisa-scores_us_5845e67de4b028b32338e824
How Do American Students Compare to Their International Peers?
The most recent math results from an international survey place the United States near the bottom.
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/12/how-do-american-students-compare-to-their-international-peers/509834/
A sobering look at what Betsy DeVos did to education in Michigan — and what she might do as secretary of education
The people who best know the education advocacy work of Betsy DeVos, the billionaire tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be his education secretary, are in Michigan, where she has been involved in reform for decades.
DeVos is a former Republican Party chairwoman in Michigan and chair of the pro-school-choice advocacy group American Federation for Children, and she has been a shining light to members of the movement to privatize public education by working to create programs and pass laws that require the use of public funds to pay for private school tuition in the form of vouchers and similar programs. She has also been a force behind the spread of charter schools in Michigan, most of which have recorded student test scores in reading and math below the state average.
Many pro-school-choice groups have praised the choice, saying DeVos will work hard to grow new programs that give parents more school choice. But public education advocates say that they fear she will help propel America’s public education system toward destruction.
The Detroit Free Press has written a number of articles about DeVos’s education record in Michigan. Here is an important piece [ http://www.freep.com/story/opinion/columnists/stephen-henderson/2016/12/03/betsy-devos-education-donald-trump/94728574/ ] looking at what a DeVos Education Department could be expected to do, written by someone who has watched her work for some time. He is Stephen Henderson, editorial page editor of the Free Press, where this first appeared. He gave me permission to republish it.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/12/08/a-sobering-look-at-what-betsy-devos-did-to-education-in-michigan-and-what-she-might-do-as-secretary-of-education/
Teacher to Trump’s education pick: Let’s ‘address the elephant in the room.’ It’s you.
The selection of Betsy DeVos by President-elect Donald Trump as his education secretary nominee has been attacked by public school advocates who see her longtime support for school “choice” and private Catholic education as evidence that she does not support America’s public education system. In this post, that sentiment is explained by an educator who has written an open letter to DeVos.
He is Patrick Kearney, facilitator for Teacher Leadership in the Johnston Community School District in Iowa. He spent 25 years as a band director in private and public schools of Iowa, and is a past-president of the Iowa Bandmasters Association and past co-chair of the Iowa Jazz Championships. He was also a founding board member of the Jazz Educators of Iowa. His wife teaches in the Des Moines Public Schools and his son is studying education at Drake University.
Here’s the letter, which first appeared on Huffington Post [ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/an-introduction-from-public-school-teachers-to-betsy_us_5845e2fbe4b0707e4c8171a3 ]. Kearney gave me permission to republish it.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/12/10/teacher-to-trumps-education-pick-lets-address-the-elephant-in-the-room-its-you/
Four New Names Officially Added to the Periodic Table of Elements - further to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=116290235 , http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=126879062 - reply to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=123362474
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/science/periodic-table-new-elements.html
IUPAC Announces the Names of the Elements 113, 115, 117, and 118
https://iupac.org/iupac-announces-the-names-of-the-elements-113-115-117-and-118/
Neil deGrasse Tyson SCIENCE THE SHIT out of 3 Movies - Gravity, The Martian and The Matrix ! - further to e.g. http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=126879062
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0z0sMuk4q8
continuation re/completing in re The Matrix:
Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains The Matrix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlsdOOX9WWs
Neil deGrasse Tyson | Intelligent (Stupid) Design | FULL TALK
Published on Nov 25, 2016 by Atheism is Awesome [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5PNOSThrU9MfFlGWq8ZeTQ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5PNOSThrU9MfFlGWq8ZeTQ/videos ] - further to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127562446 AND http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127542637 - and check for more via e.g. 'Tyson intelligent design' and 'Tyson beyond belief' board searches
Original presentation given 5 November, 2006, at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies as part of the "Beyond Belief" lecture series.
This is a presentation on science, religion, and how poorly-designed humans, the Earth, and the universe really are. The presenter, Neil deGrasse Tyson, is the new host of the PBS-TV program "NOVA scienceNOW," director of the Hayden Planetarium in the Rose Center For Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History. He is the recipient of seven honorary doctorates and the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal.
The Weinberg talk mentioned early in this video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5C_2y-pP2Y
Playlist of FULL TALKS & DISCUSSIONS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQhUaqidMVD93u7ynvFPjDdn4X9EqZ8a
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykk86dUvzdA
Congress Remains ‘Overwhelmingly Christian,’ Report Says
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/03/us/politics/congress-religion-christians.html
the new Pew Center report http://www.pewforum.org/2017/01/03/faith-on-the-hill-115/
Nonreligious Americans Remain Far Underrepresented In Congress
http://www.npr.org/2017/01/03/508037656/non-religious-americans-remain-far-underrepresented-in-congress
There Are Still No Open Atheists In Congress
And only one member identifies as religiously “unaffiliated.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/no-atheists-in-congress_us_586c074ae4b0de3a08f9d487
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=singularity
2029 : Singularity Year - Neil deGrasse Tyson & Ray Kurzweil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyFYFjESkWU
Michio Kaku & Ray Kurzweil - Singularity is Close!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSUo9IEcYUU
Singularity is Near [ Full Documentary ] | Michio Kaku & Ray Kurzweil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2TOkwjoxy4
Singularity is Near... 2016 Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P7ee5TF7LA
Should We Fear or Welcome the Singularity? Nobel Week Dialogue 2015 - The Future of Intelligence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcX_7SVI_hA
Technological Singularity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXYcvxg_Yro
The Singularity Controversy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G74Z-0fON9o
What Is The Singularity? - Brit Lab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MVrtJdrYtA
Noam Chomsky: The Singularity is Science Fiction!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kICLG4Zg8s
Wall-jumping robot is most vertically agile ever built ( https://youtu.be/xvIk39rkkiU ) - Berkeley PR
http://news.berkeley.edu/2016/12/06/wall-jumping-robot-is-most-vertically-agile-ever-built/
Little African primate's talents inspire leaping robot
http://www.businessinsider.com/r-little-african-primates-talents-inspire-leaping-robot-2016-12
original http://www.reuters.com/article/us-science-robot-idUSKBN13V2MN
This primate-inspired robot is a champion jumper - the galago, or bushbaby
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/12/06/this-primate-inspired-robot-is-a-champion-jumper/
Supercharged silly putty can detect spider footsteps
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/12/supercharged-silly-putty-can-detect-spider-footsteps
PR https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-12/aaft-gsp120516.php
study http://science.sciencemag.org/content/354/6317/1257
Graphene-spiked Silly Putty picks up human pulse
'G-putty' is so sensitive that it can track even the steps of a small spider.
http://www.nature.com/news/graphene-spiked-silly-putty-picks-up-human-pulse-1.21133
Silly Putty makes for super-sensitive sensors
Add graphene to get detectors that can measure breathing, blood pressure—and spider footsteps
http://www.popsci.com/silly-putty-makes-super-sensitive-sensors
more: https://news.google.com/news/rtc?ncl=dlfgqlK2OqC26TMakDjs-brwIWvHM&authuser=0&topic=snc&ar=1481254073
Behold A Robot Hand With A Soft Touch
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/12/11/504953475/behold-a-robot-hand-with-a-soft-touch
study http://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/1/1/eaai7529
Soft Robot Hand Brings a Gentle Touch to the Future
http://gizmodo.com/soft-robot-hand-brings-a-gentle-touch-to-the-future-1789977174
more: https://news.google.com/news/rtc?ncl=dwXq0aaTLe_OqqMzeV4GXe57sUsAM&authuser=0&topic=snc
These Dolls May Be Spying On And Recording Your Children
A coalition of watchdog groups filed a complaint about the toys with the FTC.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/doll-records-children_us_5849c10ae4b0905b34427964
This is the most dangerous time for our planet
We can’t go on ignoring inequality, because we have the means to destroy our world but not to escape it
by Stephen Hawking
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/01/stephen-hawking-dangerous-time-planet-inequality
Stephen Hawking: Automation and AI is going to decimate middle class jobs
http://www.businessinsider.com/stephen-hawking-ai-automation-middle-class-jobs-most-dangerous-moment-humanity-2016-12
The Fake web: why we're so apt to believe fake news, apps and reviews
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2016/12/01/fake-economy-has-users-engaged-enraged-and-confused/94552980/
Facebook developing artificial intelligence to flag offensive live videos
http://www.businessinsider.com/r-facebook-developing-artificial-intelligence-to-flag-offensive-live-videos-2016-12
original http://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-ai-video-idUSKBN13Q52M
Facebook Looks to Harness Artificial Intelligence to Weed Out Fake News
Company executives say the social network first needs a policy on how to responsibly apply such capabilities
http://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-could-develop-artificial-intelligence-to-weed-out-fake-news-1480608004
Facebook’s AI boss: Facebook could fix its filter bubble if it wanted to
The company could build the technology, but it’s just not that simple, he added.
http://www.recode.net/2016/12/1/13800270/facebook-filter-bubble-fix-technology-yann-lecun
Facebook's Relationship With Artificial Intelligence and Fake News: It's Complicated
http://fortune.com/2016/12/01/facebook-artificial-intelligence-news/
Facebook’s advice to students interested in artificial intelligence
https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/01/facebooks-advice-to-students-interested-in-artificial-intelligence/
This Christmas Song Brought To You By The World's Tiniest Radio Receiver ( https://youtu.be/aytf0Jk8YJ4 ) - tech also being used to create QUANTUM COMPUTERS ( http://news.mit.edu/2016/stabilizing-quantum-bits-0406 )
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/19/506151375/this-christmas-song-brought-to-you-by-the-worlds-tiniest-radio-receiver
PR http://phys.org/news/2016-12-world-smallest-radio-blocks-size.html
study http://journals.aps.org/prapplied/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.6.064008
more: https://news.google.com/news/rtc?ncl=d41-S-yPJkcTDKME-CKTE4rlVVCUM&authuser=0&topic=snc&ar=1482226273
Stabilizing quantum bits
Feedback technique used on diamond “qubits” could make quantum computing more practical.
http://news.mit.edu/2016/stabilizing-quantum-bits-0406
The Great A.I. Awakening
How Google used artificial intelligence to transform Google Translate, one of its more popular services — and how machine learning is poised to reinvent computing itself.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/magazine/the-great-ai-awakening.html
BMW HoloActive Touch system with its free-floating display to be shown at CES
https://techxplore.com/news/2016-12-bmw-holoactive-free-floating-shown-ces.html
The Secret Life of Time
It may seem slippery and maddeningly abstract, but it’s also deeply intimate, infusing our every word and gesture.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/12/19/the-secret-life-of-time
Evolution Made Really Smart People Long to Be Loners - ties to e.g. http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127270026 (Dunning-Kruger effect)
https://www.inverse.com/article/24819-intelligent-people-friendships-satisfaction-savanna-theory
study http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjop.12181/abstract
Tornado Town, USA - big piece - map of mini-tornado alleys
Four devastating tornadoes hit Moore, Oklahoma, in 16 years. Was it geography or just bad luck?
May 26, 2016
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/tornadoes/
A cognitive business can outthink the unknown. - ad
IBM Watson
http://www.ibm.com/cognitive/?cm_mmc=Display_Washingtonpost-_-9.1+MO+Mktg+Plan+Unknown_CA+Cognitive-_-US_US-_-19177234_CA-Evidence-Woodside-970x250-Billboard-NonCollapse-1&cm_mmca1=000005IG&cm_mmca2=10002557&cvosrc=display.WashingtonPost.com.Rotational%20Billboard_SD%20ROS_Desktop_970x250&cvo_campaign=9.1+MO+Mktg+Plan+Unknown_CA+Cognitive-US_US&cvo_pid=19177234#woodside
Cognitive businesses everywhere are working with Watson - ad
Watson is working with businesses, scientists, and governments. Helping us all outthink our biggest challenges.
https://www.ibm.com/cognitive/?cm_mmc=Display_Washingtonpost-_-9.1+MO+Mktg+Plan+Unknown_CA+Cognitive-_-US_US-_-19177234_CA-Cognitive-WorldofWatson-970x250-Billboard-NonCollapse&cm_mmca1=000005IG&cm_mmca2=10002557&cvosrc=display.WashingtonPost.com.Rotational%20Billboard_SD%20ROS_Desktop_970x250&cvo_campaign=9.1+MO+Mktg+Plan+Unknown_CA+Cognitive-US_US&cvo_pid=19177234#WatsonWorld
Welcome to the era of cognitive business
Start your cognitive business journey by learning more about cognitive solutions like Watson and the IBM Cloud platform that supports cognitive workloads.
http://www.ibm.com/cognitive/
Apple's first AI research paper focuses on computer vision
Apple last week published its first scholarly research paper, an article covering methods of improving recognition in computer vision systems, marking a new direction for the traditionally secretive company.
http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/12/26/apples-first-ai-research-paper-focuses-on-computer-vision
Apple leaps into AI research with improved simulated + unsupervised learning
https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/26/apple-leaps-into-ai-research-with-improved-simulated-unsupervised-learning/
Learning from Simulated and Unsupervised Images through Adversarial Training
https://arxiv.org/abs/1612.07828
Artificial Intelligence based speakers by Amazon Echo or Google home make a smart home
Voice-activated AI powered speakers such as Amazon Echo or Google Home are ready to make your home smart
http://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/artificial-intelligence-based-speakers-by-amazon-echo-or-google-home-make-a-smart-home/486312/
10 things you should do now that you've welcomed Alexa into your life
http://mashable.com/2016/12/24/what-to-do-amazon-echo/
How to Set Up Your New Amazon Echo
https://www.wired.com/2016/12/set-new-amazon-echo/
Is the Google Home growing up fast enough?
As we head toward CES, we check on the progress of Google's Echo competitor. Does it have any chance of catching up to Amazon's Alexa?
https://www.cnet.com/news/ces-2017-google-home-preview-progress-report/
Researchers use world's smallest diamonds to make wires three atoms wide
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-world-smallest-diamonds-wires-atoms.html
study http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nmat4823.html
Scientists created the thinnest wires yet made of atoms coated in diamonds
http://qz.com/872050/thinnest-wire-ever-diamond-coating/
A wolverine [X-Men] inspired material ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4qCxOB3EVI ) - PR
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-12/uoc--awi122316.php
study http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.201605099/abstract
The material that could let robots REPAIR themselves: Wolverine-style substance heals within 24 hours
The material is transparent, stretchable, and can conduct electricity
The material can stretch 50 times its original length without being damaged
As well as its use in robots, researchers believe it could be used to extend the lifetime of batteries in electric cars, and improve biosensors in the medical field
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4070900/The-material-let-robots-REPAIR-Wolverine-style-substance-heals-24-hours.html
Wolverine-Inspired Material Takes Shape
https://www.rdmag.com/article/2016/12/wolverine-inspired-material-takes-shape
Rewriting the Code of Life
Through DNA editing, researchers hope to alter the genetic destiny of species and eliminate diseases.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/02/rewriting-the-code-of-life?mbid=gnep&intcid=gnep&google_editors_picks=true / http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/02/rewriting-the-code-of-life
11 Surprising Predictions for 2017 From Some of The Biggest Names In Science
Gee-Whiz Gene Editing
Artificial Intelligence Heads Home
Lawrence Krauss: Quantum Computing Breakthroughs
"Gene Drives" Get Real
Self-Driving Vehicles Come of Age
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-year-in-review/11-surprising-predictions-2017-some-biggest-names-science-n701136
Will a Sex Robot BJ Cafe Actually Ever Happen? - blurbed at http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127931087 , see also http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127908590
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/how-close-are-sex-robots-to-having-their-mainstream-moment
Heartbroken Monkeys Grieve Over ‘Dead’ Robotic Spy Baby ( https://youtu.be/vaIH5tLmC8U )
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/monkey-grieves-dead-robotic-spy-baby_us_58761a63e4b092a6cae4092d?9s8m2t9
Human Breaks Her Cat By Tossing A Ping-Pong Ball At It ( https://youtu.be/WLKk7kaNb0A )
Does not cat-pute.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/human-breaks-her-cat-by-tossing-a-ping-pong-ball-at-it_us_58751fd7e4b043ad97e60767
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Panorama reports on Russia's role in Donald Trump's election victory and asks what's behind the relationship between Vladimir Putin and Trump.
First shown: 8:30pm 16 Jan 2017
Available for 11 months
30 mins
In the week of the new President's inauguration, Panorama reports on Russia's role in Donald Trump's election victory and asks what's behind the relationship between Vladimir Putin and Trump. Reporter John Sweeney - who has met and challenged both men - travels to Moscow and the United States to find out how sure we can be that Russian cyber-warriors influenced the US election and if there's any truth to claims that Russian intelligence has compromising material about the President elect. And from Lithuania and the battlefields of Ukraine, he investigates what this will mean for security in Europe and the rest of the world.
BBC One - Panorama
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006t14n
Copyright © 2017 BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08bls3s/panorama-trump-the-kremlin-candidate [requires routing through a server in the UK] [the above YouTube of the programme, duration 28:32, for the moment at least at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8fWkseuV0I (with comments), another for the moment at least at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poikb9XGyLk (with comments); others (potentially) via e.g. http://www.youtube.com/results?q=the+kremlin+candidate&sp=CAISAhgC , http://www.youtube.com/results?sp=CAISAhgC&q=trump+the+kremlin+candidate ]
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Donald Trump's Eventful Martin Luther King Day Weekend - The Daily Show
Published on Jan 17, 2017 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA , http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/videos ]
President-elect Trump spends Martin Luther King Day weekend discussing urban development with comic Steve Harvey and disparaging civil rights leader John Lewis on Twitter.
[originally aired January 16, 2017]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNeGkBqMV2M [with comments]
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Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden With Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko
Bankova
Kyiv, Ukraine
January 17, 2017
THE VICE PRESIDENT: Mr. President, I may have to call you once every couple weeks just to hear your voice. (Laughter.) This has been going on a long time.
Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great, pleasure to be once more here in Kyiv to reaffirm the depth of the partnership between our two peoples. This is my sixth visit to Ukraine as Vice President and my fifth in the year since the Revolution of Dignity on the Maidan, which was an astounding thing to witness when so many Ukrainian patriots stood up and demanded a future that this country has been too long denied.
And I wanted to come here one more time on my last trip as Vice President to honor how much progress the people of Ukraine have achieved. This year marks the 25th year since Ukraine gained its independence. And the United States has been there to support and help you at every step of the way. Our partnership has spanned four different American Presidents from across our political spectrum. It has deep roots in both the Republican and Democratic parties.
As you saw a few weeks ago when two of my good friends from “the other side” -- former Senate colleagues John McCain and Lindsey Graham and Amy Klobuchar, of my party -- visited with Ukrainian troops on the front lines in the east.
And that's because Americans and Ukrainians are united by deep bonds -- our shared values and our common hopes for the future. And the American people, including nearly 1 million proud Ukrainian Americans, understand that so much depends on your success, not just for Ukrainians, but for Europe and for the United States.
If you continue carrying your progress forward, then not only will you continue to build a more open, more democratic, more prosperous future that the Ukrainian people deserve, you will keep the international community united behind you in that effort.
And I hope the next administration will also want to be a supporter and a partner in your continued progress. But as you know, no one else can do the hard work but the Ukrainian people. It’s up to Ukrainian leaders and people to put the needs of the country above narrow personal interest, to place the general good above point scoring and local prejudices. And that goes for everyone -- members of Ukraine’s government; representatives of the Rada, who took an oath to serve the Ukrainian people as a whole; judges who undertake the responsibility to dispense justice equally; members of the media and civil society and ordinary citizens whose job it is to hold those in power responsible.
As I said last year when I had the great honor to address the Rada, “Each of you has an obligation to answer the call of history and finally build a united, democratic Ukrainian nation that can stand the test of time.”
You're well underway to do that, Mr. President. So I wanted to thank you, Petro, not only for your leadership but for your friendship. I shared the same sentiment earlier this morning when I met Prime Minister Groysman earlier today. As a nation you've made a lot of very difficult decisions. And many more difficult political choices remain ahead. But there is no denying the progress that Ukraine has made since the Maidan. Together with a dynamic generation of Ukrainians committed to reform, you've begun to overhaul your government, your economy, your entire political system.
In the year since my last visit, you continue to meet the reform requirements in the IMF assistance package. You've strengthened the country’s banking sector. You protected Ukrainian depositors by nationalizing Privatbank. You implemented a groundbreaking, new electronic-asset-declaration system to fight corruption, which will help ensure that officials cannot leverage their political positions for personal gain.
Your national anti-corruption bureau and the special anti-corruption prosecutor are providing and proving their impact when they have the resources. And it’s imperative that you continue to strengthen all of your anti-corruption institutions to root out those who would return Ukraine to rule by cronyism and kleptocracy.
Thanks to the vital steps you've taken, your economy is now growing again. But there remains much work to be done to ensure Ukraine finally realizes its potential as a vibrant, modern economy. Keep working with the IMF to implement the tough reforms that will make Ukraine’s economy sustainable. Continue cleaning up the banking system. Press forward with energy reforms that are eliminating Ukraine’s dependence on Russian gas. Work to privatize state-owned enterprises transparently. Create a business environment with responsible, legal, and regulatory systems that make Ukraine a destination for investment. None of this will be easy. None of what you've done so far has been easy, but you've done it. And we know it’s going to be hard to continue to finish the job.
You're fighting both against the cancer of corruption, which continues to eat away at Ukraine’s democracy within, and the unrelenting aggression of the Kremlin.
Russia’s continued attempts to undermine your success, your security, your sovereignty, and your territorial integrity are manifold. False propaganda attacks. Attempts to destabilize your economy. Ukraine, like every country in Europe, has a right to determine its own path. Yet Russia seeks to deny that choice. And the international community must continue to stand as one against Russian aggression and coercion.
There are over 1.7 million internally displaced people Oppression of Crimean Tatars continues. More than 9,600 Ukrainians have been killed in the fighting in the east and more than 22,000 wounded in the conflict. And fully one-fifth of those victims have been civilians.
That's why in addition to the $3 billion in loan guarantees and the $750 million in assistance to fortify your economic resilience, the United States has provided $600 million in security assistance. We've trained your national guard, conventional military forces, as well as special forces; helped you increase your readiness and make your force interoperable with NATO; provided armor, radars, night-vision devices, medical equipment -- all of which has saved lives and bolstered your defenses.
Together with our EU and G7 partners, we've made it clear that sanctions should remain in place until Russia fully -- I emphasize fully -- implements its commitments under the Minsk Agreement; and that the Crimea-related sanctions against Russia must remain in place until Russia returns full control to the people of Ukraine.
Although I know how -- you find this difficult to keep faith with the Minsk process when the Russians refuse to meet their security commitments, it remains the only viable framework for resolving the conflict in the Donbas, restoring Ukrainian governance in the east, and returning control of the international border to Ukraine. It’s Ukraine’s best hope to move forward as a united country.
But let me be perfectly clear, the political agreement cannot be implemented until Russian violence stops. Only after Russia and its proxies in the east fulfill their obligation to end the fighting and let the Donbas again enjoy peace and security can Ukraine be expected to fulfill its political commitments.
It’s no secret that Russia does not want you to succeed, Mr. President. It’s not just about Ukraine. It’s about the future we have long sought of a Europe whole, free, and at peace -- whole, free, and at peace -- something that is in the vital national interest of both the United States and all Europeans.
Your self-determination, your freedom from coercion, your success as a liberal democracy are all essential in realizing this objective.
So I strongly urge the people of Ukraine: Keep demonstrating your commitment to the rule of law; keep fighting corruption; insist on transparency; investigate and prosecute government officials who siphon off public funds for their own enrichment. Russia over the last decade or so has used another foreign policy weapon. It uses corruption as a tool of coercion to keep Ukraine vulnerable and dependent. So pursue those reforms to root out corruption.
It’s not just about good governance. It’s about self-preservation. It’s about your very national security. It’s not just about good governance. As I said at the beginning, this year our nations celebrate 25 years of diplomatic relations. Over that time progress has come in fits and starts. Sometimes we move forward, sometimes backwards.
But the Ukrainian people are like the American people, they never give up. And one of the things that gives me the most hope for the future is the incredible energy and passion of Ukraine’s young people. I’ve met with them on each of my previous visits here. And I have no doubt that they will inspire, demand, and ultimately succeed in attaining the Ukraine that has been sought for for so long.
On a personal note, Mr. President, I want say what a privilege it has been to support and stand with Ukraine over these past 25 years -- first as a senator and of late as Vice President.
I’ve been inspired by your people, their courage, their resilience, brave Ukrainians who never gave up hope for a future of something better, who get up and go to work every day for a democratic and united Ukraine.
And if you can continue to make progress, Mr. President, if you keep doing the hard work and making the difficult choices to put Ukraine first, I promise you the American people will stand with you. This next year is going to be a very, very telling year -- a very telling year.
There is a line that John Kennedy used in deciding to go to the moon. He said, America is doing it because we can no longer -- we're no longer willing to postpone. I believe the Ukrainian people are no longer willing to postpone a free, open, democratic, and prosperous Ukraine. So seize it.
I’m looking forward to seeing what our nations can build together, Mr. President, over the next 25 years and beyond because as my grandfather would say, with the grace of the God, and the good will of the neighbors, which we can't count on very much in this neighborhood, we can get this done. But it all depends on the willingness of your people to continue to insist on what they deserve because they deserve it.
END
[for a short while longer at] https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/17/remarks-vice-president-joe-biden-ukrainian-president-petro-poroshenko
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Putin Bitch Slaps US Press, Says They're Worse Than Hookers
Published on Jan 17, 2017 by The Alex Jones Channel [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvsye7V9psc-APX6wV1twLg / http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlexJonesChannel , http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlexJonesChannel/videos ]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XkiQKJxW1o [with comments]
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Full Show - Exclusive: Roger Stone Poison With Radioactive Polonium - 01/17/2016
Published on Jan 17, 2017 by The Alex Jones Channel
On this Tuesday, Jan. 17th 2017 edition of the Alex Jones Show, we look into the elites’ latest attempts to undermine incoming President Trump, including Democrats calling for his impeachment even before Trump takes office. Investigative journalist James O’Keefe of Project Veritas explains how he and his reporters exposed a leftist plot to disrupt pro-Trump events in DC. And Trump insider Roger Stone explains what exactly is going on in Washington and what the mainstream media won’t tell you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqKXDqJ9PA0 [with comments]
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The Globalist Panic At Davos
Published on Jan 17, 2017 by The Alex Jones Channel
The foreign banker backed globalist machine constructed by the military industrial complex, lead by Manchurian candidate puppets, and falsely legitimized by the dying mockingbird mainstream media is collapsing as the wrench of populism lands squarely in its gears.
The World Economic Forum’s paranoid Davos Men are meeting once again this week, desperately protecting their globalist agenda.
The elite are now using anti drone technology to protect their scheming hovel. Zero Hedge reports "It's not FCC-certified as we write this, so you can't legally operate one in the US unless you're with the government.”
China’s President Xi Jingping unloaded on the anti globalization sweeping the world, saying “….we should adapt to and guide economic globalization, cushion its negative impacts and deliver its benefits for all countries.” Meanwhile China artificially pumped shares into its market to appear on an economic even keel in the face of President Elect Donald Trump’s continuing positive effect on Wall Street as capitalism rides the rising tsunami of nationalism.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vw5ySYl2EQ [with comments]
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The One Crucial Question Trump Refuses to Answer | The Resistance with Keith Olbermann | GQ
Published on Jan 17, 2017 by GQ [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsEukrAd64fqA7FjwkmZ_Dw / http://www.youtube.com/user/GQVideos , http://www.youtube.com/user/GQVideos/videos , http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0hKMB1-xkc-XWNf9VL-LxVYysdHpjyMF ]
Why is Trump hell-bent on keeping this a mystery?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zeh0crSkhVg [with comments]
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Putin 'feels like he's been elected president'
All In with Chris Hayes
1/17/17
After the Russian leader rallies to Trump's defense, Masha Gessen argues a triumphant Putin is 'out to destroy the world as we know it.' Duration: 7:38
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/putin-feels-like-he-s-been-elected-president-856931395576
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Obamacare popularity hits record high
All In with Chris Hayes
1/17/17
Republicans' plan to 'repeal and delay' the Affordable Care Act appears to be falling apart. Senator Chuck Schumer joins Chris Hayes to discuss. Duration: 7:53
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/obamacare-popularity-hits-record-high-856932419863
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Bernie Sanders confronts Trump nominee for Education Secy.
All In with Chris Hayes
1/17/17
Democratic senators grilled Betsy DeVos, a conservative donor with no experience in public education, about her support for privatizing the K-12 system. Duration: 5:55
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/bernie-sanders-confronts-trump-nominee-for-education-secy-856928835863
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Prostitutes, hidden hotel cameras familiar Putin tools
The Rachel Maddow Show
1/17/17
Rachel Maddow tells viewers about a past example of prostitutes and hidden hotel cameras being used in a case of political hardball in Russia in which Vladimir Putin had a hand. Duration: 12:16
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/prostitutes-hidden-hotel-cameras-familiar-putin-tools-857024067788 , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHX031UoCXA [with comments]
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Manning clemency closes complicated chapter in leak prosecutions
The Rachel Maddow Show
1/17/17
Charlie Savage, national security and legal reporter for the New York Times, talks with Rachel Maddow about the broader context of Chelsea Manning's conviction and, now, commutation. Duration: 9:30
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/manning-clemency-closes-complicated-chapter-in-leak-prosecutions-857036867790
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Trump adds sixth Goldman Sachs hire - what's the word for that?
The Rachel Maddow Show
1/17/17
[no description] Duration: 3:07
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-adds-sixth-goldman-sachs-hire-what-s-the-word-for-that-856982595632
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Putin defends Trump, says Russia critics 'worse than prostitutes'
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
1/17/17
At a news conference in Moscow Tuesday, Vladimir Putin issued a bizarre defense of Donald Trump while leveling outrageous claims about President Obama and critics. Lawrence discusses with Elise Jordan, Malcolm Nance, and Steve Clemons. Duration: 12:39
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/putin-defends-trump-says-russia-critics-worse-than-prostitutes-856998979802
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Donald Trump faces 'deep hostility' from voters
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
1/17/17
President-elect Donald Trump is heading into Inauguration Day with historically low favorability ratings in the polls. Lawrence talks to Karine Jean-Pierre and Maria Teresa Kumar. Duration: 7:46
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/donald-trump-faces-deep-hostility-from-voters-857003075648
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No response yet from Team Trump after Putin defends him
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
1/17/17
Two days before he takes office, Donald Trump got a very public defense from Russia's Vladimir Putin. MSNBC's Brian Williams talks to Ken Dilanian, Katy Tur, & Shawn Henry. Duration: 11:40
9 Things Trump Has Said Since the Election That Might Make Putin Smile
Jan 17 2017
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/9-things-trump-has-said-election-might-make-putin-smile-n707566 [with comments]
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/no-response-yet-from-team-trump-after-putin-defends-him-857012803875
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Trump's very public fight with Civil Rights icon Rep. John Lewis
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
1/17/17
After Rep. John Lewis called Trump an 'illegitimate' president and said he'd skip inauguration, Donald Trump repeatedly attacked him on Twitter. MSNBC's Brian Williams talks to Eddie Glaude, Jr. Duration: 2:35
©2017 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/trump-s-very-public-fight-with-civil-rights-icon-rep-john-lewis-857016899767
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Back in Black: The Trump Inauguration's No-Star Lineup - The Daily Show
Published on Jan 18, 2017 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Lewis Black breaks down Team Trump's futile attempts to book A-list performers at the president-elect's inauguration.
[originally aired January 17, 2017]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE3MPHBJkcQ [with comments]
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Trump Gets Ready For Day One-ish
Published on Jan 18, 2017 by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMtFAi84ehTSYSE9XoHefig , http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMtFAi84ehTSYSE9XoHefig/videos ]
Pity our poor PEOTUS, he thinks Presidents get weekends off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3xL8K74Tkw [with comments]
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Republicans Move to Repeal Obamacare: A Closer Look
Published on Jan 17, 2017 by Late Night with Seth Meyers [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVTyTA7-g9nopHeHbeuvpRA / http://www.youtube.com/user/LateNightSeth , http://www.youtube.com/user/LateNightSeth/videos ]
Seth takes a closer look at the major organized effort to resist the potential consequences of Donald Trump's promise to repeal Obamacare.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-2unCXNXNI [with comments]
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Jake Tapper Responds to Donald Trump's Attempt to Delegitimize CNN
Published on Jan 17, 2017 by Late Night with Seth Meyers
CNN's Chief Washington Correspondent Jake Tapper discusses the controversy surrounding CNN breaking a story about the Russian government's compromising dossier on President-elect Donald Trump.
Trump's D.C. hotel bans press during inauguration week
The hotel’s decision to ban media from property owned by the federal government and from a hotel controlled by the president-elect comes amid a broader debate over media access to the incoming administration.
01/18/17
http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2017/01/trump-dc-hotel-bans-media-inauguration-week-233766 [with comments]
Trump: Briefing Room Will Stay In White House, But He’ll Pick Who Gets In
“We’ll have to just have to pick the people to go into the room - I’m sure other people will be thrilled about that.”
01/18/2017
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-briefing-room-will-stay-in-white-house-but-hell-pick-who-gets-in_us_587f70c4e4b01cdc64c89808?dyaqc5z8qbqnqm2t9 [with comments]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRE7cfkKi60 [with comments]
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Davos 2017 - Special Address by Joe Biden Vice President of the United States
Published on Jan 18, 2017 by World Economic Forum [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw-kH-Od73XDAt7qtH9uBYA / http://www.youtube.com/user/WorldEconomicForum , http://www.youtube.com/user/WorldEconomicForum/videos ]
http://www.weforum.org/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1-4WsevjUs [with comments]
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President Obama Final Press Conference of His Presidency: Full Presser | ABC News
Streamed live on Jan 18, 2017 by ABC News [ http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBi2mrWuNuyYy4gbM6fU18Q / http://www.youtube.com/user/ABCNews , http://www.youtube.com/user/ABCNews/videos ]
In his final White House press conference, President Obama said he's emphasized to President-elect Trump the importance of surrounding himself with a strong team of advisers.
"This is a job of such magnitude that you can't do it by yourself," Obama said. "You are enormously reliant on a team: your cabinet, your senior White House staff, all the way to fairly junior folks in their 20s and 30s, but executing on significant responsibilities. And so, how you put a team together to make sure that they are getting you the best information and they are teeing up the options is probably the most useful constructive advice I've been able to give him."
While the president has offered his advice and counsel to Trump, Obama said it's fitting that the president-elect will pursue a different agenda from his own.
For more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/obama-hold-final-presidential-press-conference/story?id=44836210
Obama’s Last News Conference: Full Transcript and Video
JAN. 18, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/us/politics/obama-final-press-conference.html [with embedded video]
The future president I didn't notice in class
Obama will be remembered as our most unlikely president, and not just because he’s black.
Barack Obama on Aug. 30, 2008; March 6, 2012; and Sept. 5, 2016.
Jan. 18, 2017
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/01/18/obama-most-unlikely-president-not-just-his-race-column/96718596/ [with comments]
President Obama is leaving office on a very high note
The latest Post-ABC poll shows Obama hitting 60 percent approval.
January 18, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/18/obama-climbs-to-60-percent-approval-in-final-presidential-approval-rating-post-abc-poll-finds/ [with comments]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSOq4z_sbh8 [with comments] [also at e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIw3_Q8Zodo (with comments); the official White House upload for a short while longer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OaWeQ6Sw1Y (with comments)]
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14 Hours Of Freedom January 20th 2016: Trump's Legendary Inauguration
Scheduled for Jan 20, 2017 by The Alex Jones Channel
Starts: January 20, 2017.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW35vYFrtNc [live chat open; no comments yet]
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my current notes/tally of sources; more very good/significant/relevant beyond the foregoing included/linked:
Donald Trump faces 'deep hostility' from voters
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 1/17/17
President-elect Donald Trump is heading into Inauguration Day with historically low favorability ratings in the polls. Lawrence talks to Karine Jean-Pierre and Maria Teresa Kumar. Duration: 7:46
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/donald-trump-faces-deep-hostility-from-voters-857003075648
Obamacare popularity hits record high
All In with Chris Hayes 1/17/17
Republicans' plan to 'repeal and delay' the Affordable Care Act appears to be falling apart. Senator Chuck Schumer joins Chris Hayes to discuss. Duration: 7:53
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/obamacare-popularity-hits-record-high-856932419863
Trump Health Secretary Pick’s Longtime Foes: Big Government and Insurance Companies
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/health/tom-price-health-secretary.html
Bernie Sanders confronts Trump nominee for Education Secy.
All In with Chris Hayes 1/17/17
Democratic senators grilled Betsy DeVos, a conservative donor with no experience in public education, about her support for privatizing the K-12 system. Duration: 5:55
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/bernie-sanders-confronts-trump-nominee-for-education-secy-856928835863
from http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127895221 (goes with next two):
How Betsy DeVos Used God and Amway to Take Over Michigan Politics
With her nomination as education secretary, a powerful political clan will bring its overtly Christian agenda to Washington.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/betsy-dick-devos-family-amway-michigan-politics-religion-214631
Betsy DeVos Wants to Use America's Schools to Build "God's Kingdom" - sister of Erik Prince (next item below)
Trump's education secretary pick has spent a lifetime working to end public education as we know it.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/01/betsy-devos-christian-schools-vouchers-charter-education-secretary
Notorious Mercenary Erik Prince Is Advising Trump From the Shadows - Blackwater - Nisour Square - brother of Betsy DeVos (item just above)
https://theintercept.com/2017/01/17/notorious-mercenary-erik-prince-is-advising-trump-from-the-shadows/
18 million would lose insurance in first year of Obamacare repeal without replacement, CBO report says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/17/18-million-would-lose-insurance-in-first-year-of-obamacare-repeal-without-replacement-cbo-report-says/
report https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52371?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzEmail&utm_content=812526&utm_campaign=Express_2017-01-17_10%3a30
Health Law Repeal Could Cost 18 Million Their Insurance, Study Finds
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/us/politics/congressional-budget-office-affordable-care-act.html
report https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52371?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzEmail&utm_content=812526&utm_campaign=Express_2017-01-17_10%3a30
The G.O.P.’s Health Care Death Spiral
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/opinion/the-gops-health-care-death-spiral.html
Republicans Move to Repeal Obamacare: A Closer Look - Seth Meyers 1-17-17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-2unCXNXNI
U.S. Abortion Rate Falls To Lowest Level Since Roe v. Wade
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/17/509734620/u-s-abortion-rate-falls-to-lowest-level-since-roe-v-wade
report (by the Guttmacher Institute) https://www.guttmacher.org/news-release/2017/us-abortion-rate-continues-decline-hits-historic-low
Conservatives Are Taking Credit for a Record-Low Abortion Rate. Not So Fast.
Fewer women are having unintended pregnancies.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/01/new-survey-finds-decline-abortions
The Most Successful Democrat Since F.D.R. - Obama
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/opinion/the-most-successful-democrat-since-fdr.html
How the Presidency Changed Obama - BIG piece - 6 parts
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/17/us/politics/obama-legacy-changed-man.html
Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) just can’t stop talking about black people
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/17/maine-gov-paul-lepage-r-just-cant-stop-talking-about-black-people/
Other provocative remarks by Maine’s governor over the years
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/other-provocative-remarks-by-maines-governor-over-the-years/2017/01/17/b184f87c-dd02-11e6-8902-610fe486791c_story.html
original http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a7029159ad5a483593f230e295375df5/other-provocative-remarks-maines-governor-over-years
Maine governor offers John Lewis an erroneous history lesson
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/d9912ab291304cb791a2ed5868d5bd12/maine-governor-rep-john-lewis-you-need-history-lesson
Maine Gov. LePage Says Civil Rights Hero John Lewis Should Thank GOP for Ending Slavery
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/01/17/maine_gov_lepage_says_john_lewis_should_thank_gop_for_ending_slavery.html
Maine’s Trump-loving governor wants John Lewis to thank Republican white men for civil rights
Maine Gov. Paul LePage once called people of color “the enemy.” Now he has some advice for a civil rights hero.
http://www.vox.com/identities/2017/1/17/14297268/paul-lepage-trump-john-lewis
With All Due Disrespect
Krugman - supporting ;patriotic' John Lewis
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/opinion/with-all-due-disrespect.html
Trevor Noah Takes Down Donald Trump For Bombastic Attack On John Lewis
“Saying John Lewis isn’t a man of action is like me saying: ‘Donald Trump is all tax returns, no tweets.’”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trevor-noah-takes-down-donald-trump-for-bombastic-john-lewis-attack_us_587dc6efe4b0d4cc08846b33
The Daily Show - Donald Trump's Eventful Martin Luther King Day Weekend - 1-16-17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNeGkBqMV2M
Trump Disrupts World
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trump-disrupts-world / http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trump-disrupts-world?mbid=gnep&intcid=gnep&google_editors_picks=true
Defiant EU nations ready themselves for Trump presidency
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/german-vice-chancellor-rejects-trumps-german-car-remarks/2017/01/16/552aec5a-dbca-11e6-8902-610fe486791c_story.html
Philip K. Dick’s Vision for Resisting Fascism in America
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/philip-k-dicks-intellectual-vision-for-living-in-a-fascist-america / http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/philip-k-dicks-intellectual-vision-for-living-in-a-fascist-america?mbid=gnep&intcid=gnep&google_editors_picks=true
MASHA GESSEN ON ALL IN 1-17-17
Putin 'feels like he's been elected president'
All In with Chris Hayes 1/17/17
After the Russian leader rallies to Trump's defense, Masha Gessen argues a triumphant Putin is 'out to destroy the world as we know it.' Duration: 7:38
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/putin-feels-like-he-s-been-elected-president-856931395576
'He Is Going to Test Our Democracy as It Has Never Been Tested'
Why Nixon's former lawyer John Dean worries Trump could be one of the most corrupt presidents ever—and get away with it
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/john-dean-interview/513215/
Russia’s Putin rejects Trump dossier report as plot against ‘legitimacy’ of president-elect
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/waiting-for-trump-russia-hopes-for-closer-cooperation-on-syria-war-on-terror/2017/01/17/d24785b0-dc86-11e6-b2cf-b67fe3285cbc_story.html
For Trump, Three Decades of Chasing Deals in Russia
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/us/politics/donald-trump-russia-business.html
The One Crucial Question Trump Refuses to Answer | The Resistance with Keith Olbermann | GQ - involvement with Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zeh0crSkhVg
Panorama - Trump: The Kremlin Candidate?
Panorama reports on Russia's role in Donald Trump's election victory and asks what's behind the relationship between Vladimir Putin and Trump.
In the week of the new President's inauguration, Panorama reports on Russia's role in Donald Trump's election victory and asks what's behind the relationship between Vladimir Putin and Trump. Reporter John Sweeney - who has met and challenged both men - travels to Moscow and the United States to find out how sure we can be that Russian cyber-warriors influenced the US election and if there's any truth to claims that Russian intelligence has compromising material about the President elect. And from Lithuania and the battlefields of Ukraine, he investigates what this will mean for security in Europe and the rest of the world.
First shown: 8:30pm 16 Jan 2017
30 mins
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08bls3s/panorama-trump-the-kremlin-candidate
YTs via e.g. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+kremlin+candidate , https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=trump+the+kremlin+candidate
MADDOW OPEN 1-17-17
Prostitutes, hidden hotel cameras familiar Putin tools
The Rachel Maddow Show 1/17/17
Rachel Maddow tells viewers about a past example of prostitutes and hidden hotel cameras being used in a case of political hardball in Russia in which Vladimir Putin had a hand. Duration: 12:16
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/prostitutes-hidden-hotel-cameras-familiar-putin-tools-857024067788
Trump adds sixth Goldman Sachs hire - what's the word for that?
The Rachel Maddow Show 1/17/17
no description Duration: 3:07
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-adds-sixth-goldman-sachs-hire-what-s-the-word-for-that-856982595632
Inside Rachel Maddow’s Plans to Reinvent Her MSNBC Show in Trump Era
http://variety.com/2017/tv/features/rachel-maddow-donald-trump-msnbc-1201960902/
Putin defends Trump, says Russia critics 'worse than prostitutes'
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 1/17/17
At a news conference in Moscow Tuesday, Vladimir Putin issued a bizarre defense of Donald Trump while leveling outrageous claims about President Obama and critics. Lawrence discusses with Elise Jordan, Malcolm Nance, and Steve Clemons. Duration: 12:39
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/putin-defends-trump-says-russia-critics-worse-than-prostitutes-856998979802
Trump vs. Obama on the Press
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trump-and-the-press / http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trump-and-the-press?mbid=gnep&intcid=gnep&google_editors_picks=true
Jake Tapper Responds to Donald Trump's Attempt to Delegitimize CNN - Seth Meyers 1-17-17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRE7cfkKi60
A Defamation Suit Against the President-Elect - former Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos
“I wanted to give Mr. Trump the opportunity to retract his false statements about me and the other women who came forward.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/allred-press-conference-trump/513386/
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlexJonesChannel/videos
Putin Bitch Slaps US Press, Says They're Worse Than Hookers - separate Margaret Howell piece - from around start of 1-17-17 show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XkiQKJxW1o
The Globalist Panic At Davos - separate piece
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vw5ySYl2EQ
Full Show - Exclusive: Roger Stone Poison With Radioactive Polonium - 01/17/2016
On this Tuesday, Jan. 17th 2017 edition of the Alex Jones Show, we look into the elites’ latest attempts to undermine incoming President Trump, including Democrats calling for his impeachment even before Trump takes office. Investigative journalist James O’Keefe of Project Veritas explains how he and his reporters exposed a leftist plot to disrupt pro-Trump events in DC. And Trump insider Roger Stone explains what exactly is going on in Washington and what the mainstream media won’t tell you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqKXDqJ9PA0
Gravity wave ripples across Venus' hellish atmosphere
Spotted by Japan's Akatsuki spacecraft, it was likely whipped up by 250 mph winds.
https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/17/gravity-wave-ripples-across-venus-hellish-atmosphere/
Gravity Waves Might Be Lighting Up Venus’ Atmosphere
https://www.wired.com/2017/01/gravity-waves-might-lighting-venus-upper-atmosphere/
An Enormous Atmospheric Anomaly Has Been Spotted On Venus
http://gizmodo.com/an-enormous-atmospheric-anomaly-has-been-spotted-on-ven-1791172483
study http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ngeo2873.html
Venus wave may be Solar System's biggest
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38638067
(mostly) carried over from http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127895221 (and [for my personal reference] http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_pmsg.aspx?message_id=127894525 ):
Reconstruction Is Finally Getting The Historical Recognition It Deserves
Robert Smalls was among the greatest Americans. His story is finally being told. - 'Robert Smalls' further to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=64333015 , http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=75581937
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/reconstruction-historical-recognition-monument-beaufort-south-carolina_us_58792908e4b09281d0eabb96?atwf02m50t138fr
This 1967 speech may have helped put a target on Martin Luther King's back ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJhgXKGldUk , http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/documentsentry/doc_beyond_vietnam/ ) - "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break The Silence"
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/13/martin-luther-king-jr-beyond-vietnam-speech/96501636/
The MLK History Forgot
During his last three years on Earth, Martin Luther King went through hell.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/martin-luther-king-struggle-history-forgot-214637
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump
following further to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127201491 :
Greatest Alex Jones Rants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fwSlfL9i9k
67 Alex Jones rants - Part 1 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE0jSr9phrc
Best of Alex Jones Rants - AJ upload
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucSxpLCTdwA
Alex Jones Ranting Compilation!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDP2N5psnQ8
15 MIN OF ALEX JONES MEMES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbLIWszVc2Y
ALEX JONES FUNNY MOMENTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2czPfFe3-U
ALEX JONES FUNNY MOMENTS VI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuqXd7yvEJ8
ALEX JONES FUNNY MOMENTS IV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab5KrhoIOvo
more via https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz3INmbBncYDot7s_-HPW0w/videos
Alex Jones Clip Compilation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntWieh7YIgY
2016 National Popular Vote Tracker
http://cookpolitical.com/story/10174
Princeton Election Consortium
A first draft of electoral history. Since 2004
http://election.princeton.edu/
FiveThirtyEight
https://fivethirtyeight.com/
Rudy Giuliani
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/rudy-giuliani/
Michael Flynn
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/michael-flynn/
Kris Kobach
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/kris-kobach/
Steve Bannon
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/steve-bannon/
Donald Trump
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/donald-trump/
John Bolton
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/john-bolton/
Clare Lopez
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/clare-lopez/
Sarah Palin
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/sarah-palin/
Ann Coulter
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/ann-coulter/
Sean Hannity
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/sean-hannity/
Andrew Napolitano
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/andrew-napolitano/
Alex Jones
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/alex-jones/
Newt Gingrich
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/newt-gingrich/
David Duke
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/david-duke/
Jeff Sessions
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/people/jeff-sessions/
https://www.youtube.com/user/msnbcleanforward/videos
MTP Daily
http://www.msnbc.com/mtp-daily
PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton
http://www.msnbc.com/politicsnation
http://www.msnbc.com/all
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word
http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
http://www.msnbc.com/11th-hour-with-Brian-Williams
Andrea Mitchell Reports
http://www.msnbc.com/andrea-mitchell
https://www.youtube.com/user/ABCNews/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/CBSNewsOnline/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/FoxNewsChannel/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/NBCNews/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlexJonesChannel/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/RonGibsonCF/videos
The Secret To Happiness Revealed - included in 12-28-16 Alex Jones Show
Paul Joseph Watson talks about the death of Carrie Fisher and how now many people are completely unhappy no matter what the accomplish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y-f8VLzMdM
How Complaining Rewires Your Brain For Negativity
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-travis-bradberry/how-complaining-rewires-y_b_13634470.html
How American Babies Behave Differently From Infants In Other Cultures - Polish babies crankiest/hardest to console
South Korean babies like to cuddle the most, and Chilean babies are the most active.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/child-psychology-babies-around-world_us_585c0055e4b0d9a5945756d1
study (via https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161220140911.htm ) http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17405629.2016.1236722
https://www.youtube.com/user/DarkMatter2525/videos - recent not posted yet, chrono as uploaded
If Muhammad Replaced Trump (. . .)
Jul 24, 2016
If the ideals of Islamism came out of Trump's mouth, how would the Left & Right react? If any Muslims do respond to this cartoon, I have a couple predictions: 1. Some will respond by saying that the verses are out of context (standard response), but notice that none of these verses are actually justified by their context, and 2. Some other verse will be presented that contradicts one of the verses I used, which proves nothing other than the fact that the Islamic texts in question are contradictory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D1sW7tu6-s
You Can't Escape - Episode 8 of "Power Corrupts" ( https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv--V1yc2QDJi6hFNhur3iAsyFpXRtB8w - further to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=123593680 )
Aug 28, 2016
You might be able to escape religion, but you can't escape what caused it in the first place. All you can do is try to be cognizant of it, and try your best to keep it in check.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dspHj0Cj2-g
Always Cry Wolf
Sep 28, 2016
Human beings often unite during tragedies, foregoing our petty differences. Imagine if we didn't require the tragedy.
While "crying wolf" is considered bad, the title of this video refers to what happened at Yellowstone, and in that light, the title's meaning is "always strive for balance". During my 40 years of life, I have learned that attaining balance is the greatest solver of problems. Be neither excessive nor neglectful. I believe that is a good rule for the macro as well, for society, and for our planet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVsVgAqV9WI
Don't Expect A Terrible Hereafter
Oct 25, 2016
I was challenged to make a meaningful animation without speech. Thanks to my friend, known as C0ct0pusPrime here on YouTube, for challenging me to do this a while back. I had a lot of ideas, but this one stuck with me the most. Life is filled with dark irony. The very thing you want the most, might actually end up being the thing you'd least want. If you're not mindful, you might find out too late.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_jijoIUi2A
King Solomon
Nov 28, 2016
Marriage should be between 1 man and 1000 women.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zjjg7mmDN4
If Hitler Never Existed (. . .)
Dec 21, 2016
This is basically a MUCH better version of "It's a Wonderful Life".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5TtDZlHqao
The Horror of Your Desires
Dec 29, 2016
If you somehow obtained ultimate power, the things you’d choose to do would show us far more clearly who you really are than you could possibly show us with your current limitations. You could choose to bend people to your will, even if only through threats and intimidation, or maybe you could enjoy life with us, help us, and teach us. The bible authors created a character in Yahweh who abuses his limitless power with wanton abandon, reeking of a crude tool of manipulation - not a loving, caring teacher. He is the ultimate bad guy, sold to us as the ultimate good guy - a monumental travesty of history. It certainly is a good thing that Yahweh is a fictional invention of ancient writers.
My next animations will be about the life and times of King David, as found in 1st and 2nd Samuel (and a bit of 1st Kings).
This animation was Episode 9 of my Power Corrupts series. Here’s a link to the full playlist of the Power Corrupts series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA5PlJiqOnk&list=PLv--V1yc2QDJi6hFNhur3iAsyFpXRtB8w - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv--V1yc2QDJi6hFNhur3iAsyFpXRtB8w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqJBD5SosZI
https://www.youtube.com/user/MockTheDummy1/videos
Trae Crowder - Liberal Redneck
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTHsQd-vRXK1bp4vpifl6yA/videos
Bad Lip Reading
https://www.youtube.com/user/BadLipReading/videos
Mike Malloy
https://www.youtube.com/user/hschulein/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/GQVideos/videos
The Closer with Keith Olbermann (pre-election)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0hKMB1-xkc_5ES_PEDgr8VjMpQ5haPD6
The Resistance with Keith Olbermann (post-election)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0hKMB1-xkc-XWNf9VL-LxVYysdHpjyMF
https://www.youtube.com/user/LastWeekTonight/videos
School Segregation: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8yiYCHMAlM
https://www.youtube.com/user/SaturdayNightLive/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/RealTime/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/LateNightSeth/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/JimmyKimmelLive/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/latenight/videos - Fallon
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMtFAi84ehTSYSE9XoHefig/videos - Colbert
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/videos - Daily Show Trevor Noah
https://www.youtube.com/user/comedycentral/videos
more further to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127562446 AND http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127542637 :
The Best of GodStuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB4Z5wA0Trw
Signs and Wonders - False Preachers and Bible Teachers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD1q7n2-uXg
More Stupid Christians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZznlL7uG18
No scattering of ashes or keeping them home, Vatican says
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2016/10/25/no-scattering-ashes-keeping-home-vatican-says/
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/msgsearchbyboard.aspx?boardID=1556&srchyr=2013&SearchStr=Gerhard+Mueller
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/msgsearchbyboard.aspx?boardID=1556&srchyr=2014&SearchStr=Gerhard+Mueller
also re relics and preserved saints, e.g.:
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=110653951
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=111994721
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=99318601
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=103460108
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=104917338
AND http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=126023444
AND in particular http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=126024097
Catholic Church Bulletin Says You’ll Go To Hell If You Vote Democrat - San Diego
“Immediately after death the souls of those who die in a state of mortal sin descend into hell.”
"It is a mortal sin to vote Democrat."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/catholic-church-democrats-go-to-hell_us_581c1493e4b0d9ce6fbb1c3d
After months of controversy, Texas will require aborted fetuses to be cremated or buried
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/29/despite-months-of-outcry-texas-will-require-aborted-fetustes-to-be-cremated-or-buried/
Texas Law to Require Burial or Cremation Of Fetal Remains
http://jezebel.com/texas-law-to-require-burial-or-cremation-of-fetal-remai-1789450466
Texas Again Places Obstacles in Front of Those Seeking Abortions
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/us/abortion-texas-fetal-tissue-burials.html
Texas Will Now Require Funeral Services Whenever a Woman Has an Abortion or a Miscarriage
Conservatives in the state want to make sure women are punished for failing to give birth.
http://toblogs.alternet.org/human-rights/texas-abortion-funerals
original http://www.salon.com/2016/11/30/texas-will-now-require-funeral-services-whenever-a-woman-has-an-abortion/
The New Texas Abortion Law Is Actually Increasing The Cost Of The Procedure In A Disturbing Way
https://www.bustle.com/articles/197903-the-new-texas-abortion-law-is-actually-increasing-the-cost-of-the-procedure-in-a-disturbing
How Would Texas Lawmakers Have Wanted The Hospital To Handle My Abortion?
Three years ago last month, I learned 8 years after the fact that I had lost a twin pregnancy. I wrote about the experience here and reproduce part of that story below:
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2016/12/01/how-would-texas-lawmakers-have-wanted-the-hospital-to-handle-my-abortion/
Texas releases abortion booklet citing refuted cancer links
A Texas state agency has released a new edition of a booklet for women considering an abortion that suggests there may be a link between terminating pregnancies and increased risks of breast cancer and depression
http://www.usnews.com/news/news/articles/2016-12-05/texas-releases-abortion-booklet-citing-refuted-cancer-links
State advises women to call 911 if under pressure to have abortion - Texas
Pamphlet urges women to dial if feeling pressured
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/State-advises-women-to-call-911-if-under-pressure-10704952.php
Texas throws yet another obstacle in the way of reproductive rights
http://www.laloyolan.com/opinion/texas-throws-yet-another-obstacle-in-the-way-of-reproductive/article_c4a9ae5d-7d1d-57b9-847e-d013f6d797e3.html
Texas May Face Lawsuit Over New Abortion Regulations
http://elpasoheraldpost.com/tx-lawsuit-abortion-regs/
Texas’ Required Booklet On Abortion Is Full Of Dangerous Lies
It peddles debunked claims about abortion’s link to mental illness, cancer and infertility.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/texas-abortion-booklet_us_58473fc7e4b08c82e888b209
Ohio Moves To Ban Abortion 6 Weeks After Conception
That’s before some women even realize they’re pregnant.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ohio-moves-to-ban-abortion-six-weeks-after-conception_us_58480c29e4b08c82e888e4fe
The Man Behind Ohio’s ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Ban Was Accused Of Domestic Violence In 2011
“She got a little upset,” he said. “Girls do that.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kris-jordan-domestic-violence_us_584820ece4b0b9feb0da6031
Ohio Legislature Approves Ultra-Strict ‘Heartbeat Bill’ On Abortion
http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/12/ohios-heartbeat-bill-on-abortion-goes-to-governor.html
Is Ohio 'Heartbeat' Bill a Feint Before More Successful Blow to Women's Rights?
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ohio-heartbeat-bill-feint-more-successful-blow-women-s-rights-n693326
Looking at How Abortion Restrictions Endanger Women’s Lives
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/looking-at-how-abortion-restrictions-endanger-womens-lives
U.S. Abortion Rate Falls To Lowest Level Since Roe v. Wade
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/17/509734620/u-s-abortion-rate-falls-to-lowest-level-since-roe-v-wade
report (by the Guttmacher Institute) https://www.guttmacher.org/news-release/2017/us-abortion-rate-continues-decline-hits-historic-low
Conservatives Are Taking Credit for a Record-Low Abortion Rate. Not So Fast.
Fewer women are having unintended pregnancies.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/01/new-survey-finds-decline-abortions
AND WHOLE SAMANTHA BEE SERIES RE CATHOLIC HOSPITALS DENYING WOMEN PROPER CARE (below)
Leah Remini Doesn’t Hold Back In Revealing Scientology Reddit AMA
The actress detailed horrific “physical, sexual and mental abuse” that she claimed happened within the organization.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/leah-reminis-reddit-ama-reveals-frightening-details-about-scientology_us_583f44b0e4b0c68e047ea31d
Corey Lewandowski Says Donald Trump Won The War On Christmas
“You can say it again, it’s OK to say, it’s not a pejorative word anymore.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/war-on-christmas-trump-lewandowski_us_584786c3e4b08c82e888cf30
The Kids Are All Right: Children With 3-Way DNA Are Healthy, Study Finds
"The outcomes looked uniformly good ... suggesting that no harm was done," said a doctor who reviewed the results
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/health/The-kids-are-all-right-Children-with-3-way-DNA-are-healthy--398869351.html
Three-Parent Kids Grew Up OK
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/three-parent-kids-grew-ok-n674126
original of above: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/724296102c49429e96b360e84d03c6f6/kids-are-all-right-children-3-way-dna-are-healthy
“Three-Person Babies” Should Go Ahead, Says Panel
Mitochondrial donation techniques should be adopted cautiously, according to a panel of experts convened by the regulator
https://www.buzzfeed.com/tomchivers/three-person-babies-should-go-ahead-says-panel
Kazuo Ishiguro: 'We’re coming close to the point where we can create people who are superior to others' - tie in particular to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=126997323
Social changes unleashed by new technologies could undermine core human values unless we engage with science, warns author
Imagine a two-tiered society with elite citizens, genetically engineered to be smarter, healthier and to live longer, and an underclass of biologically run-of-the-mill humans. It sounds like the plot of a dystopian novel, but the world could be sleepwalking towards this scenario, according to one of Britain’s most celebrated writers.
Kazuo Ishiguro argues that the social changes unleashed by gene editing technologies, such as Crispr, could undermine core human values.
“We’re going into a territory where a lot of the ways in which we have organised our societies will suddenly look a bit redundant,” he said. “In liberal democracies, we have this idea that human beings are basically equal in some very fundamental way. We’re coming close to the point where we can, objectively in some sense, create people who are superior to others.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/dec/02/kazuo-ishiguro-were-coming-close-to-the-point-where-we-can-create-people-who-are-superior-to-others
Supposed ‘Burial Slab’ Of Jesus Christ Uncovered For First Time In Centuries
The slab had been encased in marble since at least 1555.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jesus-burial-bed-church-of-the-holy-sepulchre_us_58114e15e4b0990edc2f24e9
Creationist Ken Ham Says There Are No Intelligent Aliens... Because Aliens Can’t Possibly Exist
Poor E.T.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ken-ham-aliens_us_580ed0eae4b02444efa504bd
Creationist Ken Ham Gets Into Weirdest Twitter Fight With Washington Post Over Dinosaurs
Ham’s Noah’s Ark Encounter depicts dinosaurs living in cages.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ken-ham-noahs-ark-dinosaurs-twitter-fight_us_5869e405e4b0de3a08f8f4a5
Evangelicals Aren’t Who You Think They Are (. . .)
The truth is that most U.S. evangelicals do not support Trump.
by Jim Wallis
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/evangelicals-arent-who-you-think-they-are_us_5810cfe6e4b06e45c5c7012e
A Troubling Number Of White Christians Actually Favor Trump’s Muslim Ban
So much for welcoming the stranger.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/white-christian-muslim-ban_us_580fac0be4b02b1d9e634e15
World’s Earliest-Known Ten Commandments Stone Fetches $850,000 At Auction
The buyer must put the artifact on public display as part of the sales deal.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/earliest-known-ten-commandments-stone-auction_us_582d734de4b058ce7aa9455f
The Life-Changing Magic of Mushrooms - tie http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=95424311 , http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127562446
A single dose of magic mushrooms can make people with severe anxiety and depression better for months, according to a landmark pair of new studies.
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/12/the-life-changing-magic-of-mushrooms/509246/
studies:
http://jop.sagepub.com/content/30/12/1181.full
http://jop.sagepub.com/content/30/12/1165.full
F.D.A. Agrees to New Trials for Ecstasy as Relief for PTSD Patients
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/us/ptsd-mdma-ecstasy.html
Human ancestor 'Lucy' was a tree climber, new evidence suggests
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-human-ancestor-lucy-tree-climber.html
original PR https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-11/uota-ha113016.php
study http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0166095
Lucy, our famous ancestor, was built for tree-dwelling
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/lucy-tree-dwelling-ancestor/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18vz5hUUqxbGvym9ghtX_w/videos - Full Frontal Samantha Bee
Debate 3: The Good, The Bad, The Nasty (Act 1, Part 1) | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjrsN0mEVoo
Debate 3: The Good, The Bad, The Nasty (Act 1, Part 2) | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX9YWSetUkQ
Samantha Bee Shreds Donald Trump Over His Debate Abortion Comments ( https://youtu.be/NjrsN0mEVoo , https://youtu.be/rX9YWSetUkQ )
He must have confused them with “bear attacks,” she said.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/samantha-bee-donald-trump-debate_us_580ef7fee4b02444efa5091f
OK Ladies Now Let's Get Information | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0AhzLEXWgY
AND WHOLE SERIES RE CATHOLIC HOSPITALS DENYING WOMEN PROPER CARE:
First: Do No Harm. Second: Do No Pussy Stuff. | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS - including re nun McBride ( http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=59266392 , http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=59267528 , http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=81664890 )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWuGgahmP7Y
Extended Interview: Mindy Swank | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9finqZJJNA8
Extended Interview: Melanie Jones | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6iyAMFDjy4
Extended Interview: Jennafer Norris | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFWRfhDr000
Extended Interview: Dr. Rupa Natarajan | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obC0IjaKzgE
Samantha Bee Tweets Amazing One-Liner About Her Abortion Coverage
"No one goes further up your vagina."
[ https://twitter.com/FullFrontalSamB/status/817120723244355584 ]
She keeps bringing it.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/samantha-bee-tweets-amazing-one-liner-about-her-abortion-coverage_us_586fc0e0e4b043ad97e30ea0?d52ixj0lxiggb9
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/
http://www.factcheck.org/
http://www.politifact.com/
America’s Math Scores Are Getting Worse
New international test results show that American scores have either stagnated or slipped.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pisa-scores_us_5845e67de4b028b32338e824
How Do American Students Compare to Their International Peers?
The most recent math results from an international survey place the United States near the bottom.
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/12/how-do-american-students-compare-to-their-international-peers/509834/
The Age of Stupid - full documentary (Official) - further in particular to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=126997323
Hello. This is the official, full-length (89 min) version of our 2009 movie, The Age of Stupid. This film was made completely independently (we arguably invented crowd-funding to fund it) over five long years. We're a tiny independent film company always struggling to make ends meet, so if you watch for free here, please make a donation - http://spannerfilms.net/donate - and also sign up to our email list: http://www.spannerfilms.net/mailing_list . Thanks v much and enjoy the film, Franny & Lizzie from Spanner Films
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The Age of Stupid stars Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite (In The Name of the Father, The Usual Suspects, Brassed Off) as a man living in the devastated future world of 2055, looking back at old footage from our time and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?
Launched at a Guinness World Recording-winning solar-powered premiere in London's Leicester Square, the film was released in cinemas worldwide, topped the UK box office (by screen average), became one of the most talked-about films of 2009 and garnered sensational reviews: The Telegraph called it "Bold, supremely provocative and hugely important", the News of the World described it as "A deeply inconvenient kick up the backside", ABC Australia said "So tightly constructed and dynamic you leave the cinema energised rather than terrified... hits home like a hammer blow" and the LA Times said "Think 'An Inconvenient Truth', but with a personality".
Multi-award-winning documentary director Franny Armstrong (McLibel, Drowned Out) and Oscar-winning producer John Battsek (One Day In September, Restrepo) pioneered the now ubiquitous "crowd-funding" model to finance the film, and then spent four years following seven real people's stories to be interweaved with Pete Postlethwaite's fictional character: an Indian entrepreneur struggling to start a new low-cost airline, a Shell employee in New Orleans who rescued more than 100 people during Hurricane Katrina, an 82-year-old French mountain guide watching his beloved glaciers melt, two Iraqi refugee children searching for their elder brother, a young woman living in desperate poverty in Nigeria's richest oil area and a windfarm developer in Britain battling the NIMBYs who don't want his turbines to spoil their view.
The Age of Stupid led to the formation of the 10:10 carbon reduction campaign which now operates in 45 countris (www.1010global.org). Recognising the film's unique contribution to independent filmmaking, the Huffington Post said that it "represents the future of film, film culture and film distribution and marketing".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va_MVxpboqg [since gone dark - find another if possible] [though it clearly is dated]
America’s Math Scores Are Getting Worse
New international test results show that American scores have either stagnated or slipped.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pisa-scores_us_5845e67de4b028b32338e824
How Do American Students Compare to Their International Peers?
The most recent math results from an international survey place the United States near the bottom.
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/12/how-do-american-students-compare-to-their-international-peers/509834/
A sobering look at what Betsy DeVos did to education in Michigan — and what she might do as secretary of education
The people who best know the education advocacy work of Betsy DeVos, the billionaire tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be his education secretary, are in Michigan, where she has been involved in reform for decades.
DeVos is a former Republican Party chairwoman in Michigan and chair of the pro-school-choice advocacy group American Federation for Children, and she has been a shining light to members of the movement to privatize public education by working to create programs and pass laws that require the use of public funds to pay for private school tuition in the form of vouchers and similar programs. She has also been a force behind the spread of charter schools in Michigan, most of which have recorded student test scores in reading and math below the state average.
Many pro-school-choice groups have praised the choice, saying DeVos will work hard to grow new programs that give parents more school choice. But public education advocates say that they fear she will help propel America’s public education system toward destruction.
The Detroit Free Press has written a number of articles about DeVos’s education record in Michigan. Here is an important piece [ http://www.freep.com/story/opinion/columnists/stephen-henderson/2016/12/03/betsy-devos-education-donald-trump/94728574/ ] looking at what a DeVos Education Department could be expected to do, written by someone who has watched her work for some time. He is Stephen Henderson, editorial page editor of the Free Press, where this first appeared. He gave me permission to republish it.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/12/08/a-sobering-look-at-what-betsy-devos-did-to-education-in-michigan-and-what-she-might-do-as-secretary-of-education/
Teacher to Trump’s education pick: Let’s ‘address the elephant in the room.’ It’s you.
The selection of Betsy DeVos by President-elect Donald Trump as his education secretary nominee has been attacked by public school advocates who see her longtime support for school “choice” and private Catholic education as evidence that she does not support America’s public education system. In this post, that sentiment is explained by an educator who has written an open letter to DeVos.
He is Patrick Kearney, facilitator for Teacher Leadership in the Johnston Community School District in Iowa. He spent 25 years as a band director in private and public schools of Iowa, and is a past-president of the Iowa Bandmasters Association and past co-chair of the Iowa Jazz Championships. He was also a founding board member of the Jazz Educators of Iowa. His wife teaches in the Des Moines Public Schools and his son is studying education at Drake University.
Here’s the letter, which first appeared on Huffington Post [ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/an-introduction-from-public-school-teachers-to-betsy_us_5845e2fbe4b0707e4c8171a3 ]. Kearney gave me permission to republish it.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/12/10/teacher-to-trumps-education-pick-lets-address-the-elephant-in-the-room-its-you/
Four New Names Officially Added to the Periodic Table of Elements - further to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=116290235 , http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=126879062 - reply to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=123362474
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/science/periodic-table-new-elements.html
IUPAC Announces the Names of the Elements 113, 115, 117, and 118
https://iupac.org/iupac-announces-the-names-of-the-elements-113-115-117-and-118/
Neil deGrasse Tyson SCIENCE THE SHIT out of 3 Movies - Gravity, The Martian and The Matrix ! - further to e.g. http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=126879062
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0z0sMuk4q8
continuation re/completing in re The Matrix:
Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains The Matrix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlsdOOX9WWs
Neil deGrasse Tyson | Intelligent (Stupid) Design | FULL TALK
Published on Nov 25, 2016 by Atheism is Awesome [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5PNOSThrU9MfFlGWq8ZeTQ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5PNOSThrU9MfFlGWq8ZeTQ/videos ] - further to http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127562446 AND http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127542637 - and check for more via e.g. 'Tyson intelligent design' and 'Tyson beyond belief' board searches
Original presentation given 5 November, 2006, at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies as part of the "Beyond Belief" lecture series.
This is a presentation on science, religion, and how poorly-designed humans, the Earth, and the universe really are. The presenter, Neil deGrasse Tyson, is the new host of the PBS-TV program "NOVA scienceNOW," director of the Hayden Planetarium in the Rose Center For Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History. He is the recipient of seven honorary doctorates and the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal.
The Weinberg talk mentioned early in this video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5C_2y-pP2Y
Playlist of FULL TALKS & DISCUSSIONS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwQhUaqidMVD93u7ynvFPjDdn4X9EqZ8a
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykk86dUvzdA
Congress Remains ‘Overwhelmingly Christian,’ Report Says
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/03/us/politics/congress-religion-christians.html
the new Pew Center report http://www.pewforum.org/2017/01/03/faith-on-the-hill-115/
Nonreligious Americans Remain Far Underrepresented In Congress
http://www.npr.org/2017/01/03/508037656/non-religious-americans-remain-far-underrepresented-in-congress
There Are Still No Open Atheists In Congress
And only one member identifies as religiously “unaffiliated.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/no-atheists-in-congress_us_586c074ae4b0de3a08f9d487
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=singularity
2029 : Singularity Year - Neil deGrasse Tyson & Ray Kurzweil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyFYFjESkWU
Michio Kaku & Ray Kurzweil - Singularity is Close!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSUo9IEcYUU
Singularity is Near [ Full Documentary ] | Michio Kaku & Ray Kurzweil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2TOkwjoxy4
Singularity is Near... 2016 Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P7ee5TF7LA
Should We Fear or Welcome the Singularity? Nobel Week Dialogue 2015 - The Future of Intelligence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcX_7SVI_hA
Technological Singularity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXYcvxg_Yro
The Singularity Controversy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G74Z-0fON9o
What Is The Singularity? - Brit Lab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MVrtJdrYtA
Noam Chomsky: The Singularity is Science Fiction!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kICLG4Zg8s
Wall-jumping robot is most vertically agile ever built ( https://youtu.be/xvIk39rkkiU ) - Berkeley PR
http://news.berkeley.edu/2016/12/06/wall-jumping-robot-is-most-vertically-agile-ever-built/
Little African primate's talents inspire leaping robot
http://www.businessinsider.com/r-little-african-primates-talents-inspire-leaping-robot-2016-12
original http://www.reuters.com/article/us-science-robot-idUSKBN13V2MN
This primate-inspired robot is a champion jumper - the galago, or bushbaby
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/12/06/this-primate-inspired-robot-is-a-champion-jumper/
Supercharged silly putty can detect spider footsteps
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/12/supercharged-silly-putty-can-detect-spider-footsteps
PR https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-12/aaft-gsp120516.php
study http://science.sciencemag.org/content/354/6317/1257
Graphene-spiked Silly Putty picks up human pulse
'G-putty' is so sensitive that it can track even the steps of a small spider.
http://www.nature.com/news/graphene-spiked-silly-putty-picks-up-human-pulse-1.21133
Silly Putty makes for super-sensitive sensors
Add graphene to get detectors that can measure breathing, blood pressure—and spider footsteps
http://www.popsci.com/silly-putty-makes-super-sensitive-sensors
more: https://news.google.com/news/rtc?ncl=dlfgqlK2OqC26TMakDjs-brwIWvHM&authuser=0&topic=snc&ar=1481254073
Behold A Robot Hand With A Soft Touch
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/12/11/504953475/behold-a-robot-hand-with-a-soft-touch
study http://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/1/1/eaai7529
Soft Robot Hand Brings a Gentle Touch to the Future
http://gizmodo.com/soft-robot-hand-brings-a-gentle-touch-to-the-future-1789977174
more: https://news.google.com/news/rtc?ncl=dwXq0aaTLe_OqqMzeV4GXe57sUsAM&authuser=0&topic=snc
These Dolls May Be Spying On And Recording Your Children
A coalition of watchdog groups filed a complaint about the toys with the FTC.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/doll-records-children_us_5849c10ae4b0905b34427964
This is the most dangerous time for our planet
We can’t go on ignoring inequality, because we have the means to destroy our world but not to escape it
by Stephen Hawking
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/01/stephen-hawking-dangerous-time-planet-inequality
Stephen Hawking: Automation and AI is going to decimate middle class jobs
http://www.businessinsider.com/stephen-hawking-ai-automation-middle-class-jobs-most-dangerous-moment-humanity-2016-12
The Fake web: why we're so apt to believe fake news, apps and reviews
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2016/12/01/fake-economy-has-users-engaged-enraged-and-confused/94552980/
Facebook developing artificial intelligence to flag offensive live videos
http://www.businessinsider.com/r-facebook-developing-artificial-intelligence-to-flag-offensive-live-videos-2016-12
original http://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-ai-video-idUSKBN13Q52M
Facebook Looks to Harness Artificial Intelligence to Weed Out Fake News
Company executives say the social network first needs a policy on how to responsibly apply such capabilities
http://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-could-develop-artificial-intelligence-to-weed-out-fake-news-1480608004
Facebook’s AI boss: Facebook could fix its filter bubble if it wanted to
The company could build the technology, but it’s just not that simple, he added.
http://www.recode.net/2016/12/1/13800270/facebook-filter-bubble-fix-technology-yann-lecun
Facebook's Relationship With Artificial Intelligence and Fake News: It's Complicated
http://fortune.com/2016/12/01/facebook-artificial-intelligence-news/
Facebook’s advice to students interested in artificial intelligence
https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/01/facebooks-advice-to-students-interested-in-artificial-intelligence/
This Christmas Song Brought To You By The World's Tiniest Radio Receiver ( https://youtu.be/aytf0Jk8YJ4 ) - tech also being used to create QUANTUM COMPUTERS ( http://news.mit.edu/2016/stabilizing-quantum-bits-0406 )
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/19/506151375/this-christmas-song-brought-to-you-by-the-worlds-tiniest-radio-receiver
PR http://phys.org/news/2016-12-world-smallest-radio-blocks-size.html
study http://journals.aps.org/prapplied/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.6.064008
more: https://news.google.com/news/rtc?ncl=d41-S-yPJkcTDKME-CKTE4rlVVCUM&authuser=0&topic=snc&ar=1482226273
Stabilizing quantum bits
Feedback technique used on diamond “qubits” could make quantum computing more practical.
http://news.mit.edu/2016/stabilizing-quantum-bits-0406
The Great A.I. Awakening
How Google used artificial intelligence to transform Google Translate, one of its more popular services — and how machine learning is poised to reinvent computing itself.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/magazine/the-great-ai-awakening.html
BMW HoloActive Touch system with its free-floating display to be shown at CES
https://techxplore.com/news/2016-12-bmw-holoactive-free-floating-shown-ces.html
The Secret Life of Time
It may seem slippery and maddeningly abstract, but it’s also deeply intimate, infusing our every word and gesture.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/12/19/the-secret-life-of-time
Evolution Made Really Smart People Long to Be Loners - ties to e.g. http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127270026 (Dunning-Kruger effect)
https://www.inverse.com/article/24819-intelligent-people-friendships-satisfaction-savanna-theory
study http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjop.12181/abstract
Tornado Town, USA - big piece - map of mini-tornado alleys
Four devastating tornadoes hit Moore, Oklahoma, in 16 years. Was it geography or just bad luck?
May 26, 2016
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/tornadoes/
A cognitive business can outthink the unknown. - ad
IBM Watson
http://www.ibm.com/cognitive/?cm_mmc=Display_Washingtonpost-_-9.1+MO+Mktg+Plan+Unknown_CA+Cognitive-_-US_US-_-19177234_CA-Evidence-Woodside-970x250-Billboard-NonCollapse-1&cm_mmca1=000005IG&cm_mmca2=10002557&cvosrc=display.WashingtonPost.com.Rotational%20Billboard_SD%20ROS_Desktop_970x250&cvo_campaign=9.1+MO+Mktg+Plan+Unknown_CA+Cognitive-US_US&cvo_pid=19177234#woodside
Cognitive businesses everywhere are working with Watson - ad
Watson is working with businesses, scientists, and governments. Helping us all outthink our biggest challenges.
https://www.ibm.com/cognitive/?cm_mmc=Display_Washingtonpost-_-9.1+MO+Mktg+Plan+Unknown_CA+Cognitive-_-US_US-_-19177234_CA-Cognitive-WorldofWatson-970x250-Billboard-NonCollapse&cm_mmca1=000005IG&cm_mmca2=10002557&cvosrc=display.WashingtonPost.com.Rotational%20Billboard_SD%20ROS_Desktop_970x250&cvo_campaign=9.1+MO+Mktg+Plan+Unknown_CA+Cognitive-US_US&cvo_pid=19177234#WatsonWorld
Welcome to the era of cognitive business
Start your cognitive business journey by learning more about cognitive solutions like Watson and the IBM Cloud platform that supports cognitive workloads.
http://www.ibm.com/cognitive/
Apple's first AI research paper focuses on computer vision
Apple last week published its first scholarly research paper, an article covering methods of improving recognition in computer vision systems, marking a new direction for the traditionally secretive company.
http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/12/26/apples-first-ai-research-paper-focuses-on-computer-vision
Apple leaps into AI research with improved simulated + unsupervised learning
https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/26/apple-leaps-into-ai-research-with-improved-simulated-unsupervised-learning/
Learning from Simulated and Unsupervised Images through Adversarial Training
https://arxiv.org/abs/1612.07828
Artificial Intelligence based speakers by Amazon Echo or Google home make a smart home
Voice-activated AI powered speakers such as Amazon Echo or Google Home are ready to make your home smart
http://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/artificial-intelligence-based-speakers-by-amazon-echo-or-google-home-make-a-smart-home/486312/
10 things you should do now that you've welcomed Alexa into your life
http://mashable.com/2016/12/24/what-to-do-amazon-echo/
How to Set Up Your New Amazon Echo
https://www.wired.com/2016/12/set-new-amazon-echo/
Is the Google Home growing up fast enough?
As we head toward CES, we check on the progress of Google's Echo competitor. Does it have any chance of catching up to Amazon's Alexa?
https://www.cnet.com/news/ces-2017-google-home-preview-progress-report/
Researchers use world's smallest diamonds to make wires three atoms wide
http://phys.org/news/2016-12-world-smallest-diamonds-wires-atoms.html
study http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nmat4823.html
Scientists created the thinnest wires yet made of atoms coated in diamonds
http://qz.com/872050/thinnest-wire-ever-diamond-coating/
A wolverine [X-Men] inspired material ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4qCxOB3EVI ) - PR
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-12/uoc--awi122316.php
study http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.201605099/abstract
The material that could let robots REPAIR themselves: Wolverine-style substance heals within 24 hours
The material is transparent, stretchable, and can conduct electricity
The material can stretch 50 times its original length without being damaged
As well as its use in robots, researchers believe it could be used to extend the lifetime of batteries in electric cars, and improve biosensors in the medical field
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4070900/The-material-let-robots-REPAIR-Wolverine-style-substance-heals-24-hours.html
Wolverine-Inspired Material Takes Shape
https://www.rdmag.com/article/2016/12/wolverine-inspired-material-takes-shape
Rewriting the Code of Life
Through DNA editing, researchers hope to alter the genetic destiny of species and eliminate diseases.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/02/rewriting-the-code-of-life?mbid=gnep&intcid=gnep&google_editors_picks=true / http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/02/rewriting-the-code-of-life
11 Surprising Predictions for 2017 From Some of The Biggest Names In Science
Gee-Whiz Gene Editing
Artificial Intelligence Heads Home
Lawrence Krauss: Quantum Computing Breakthroughs
"Gene Drives" Get Real
Self-Driving Vehicles Come of Age
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-year-in-review/11-surprising-predictions-2017-some-biggest-names-science-n701136
Will a Sex Robot BJ Cafe Actually Ever Happen? - blurbed at http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127931087 , see also http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=127908590
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/how-close-are-sex-robots-to-having-their-mainstream-moment
Heartbroken Monkeys Grieve Over ‘Dead’ Robotic Spy Baby ( https://youtu.be/vaIH5tLmC8U )
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/monkey-grieves-dead-robotic-spy-baby_us_58761a63e4b092a6cae4092d?9s8m2t9
Human Breaks Her Cat By Tossing A Ping-Pong Ball At It ( https://youtu.be/WLKk7kaNb0A )
Does not cat-pute.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/human-breaks-her-cat-by-tossing-a-ping-pong-ball-at-it_us_58751fd7e4b043ad97e60767
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